Prevalence of Activity Limitation Among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia
Canadian Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 November 2004Open access
Melanie Rusch, Stephanie Nixon, Arn Schilder, Paula Braitstein, Keith Chan, Robert S. Hogg
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Limitations on activity are prevalent, even when comparing those with high CD4 counts and restricting the standard to those with chronic conditions, and the findings suggest that implementation of programs offering support with everyday tasks would be of value in this population.
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Limitations on activity are prevalent, even when comparing those with high CD4 counts and restricting the standard to those with chronic conditions. These findings suggest that implementation of programs offering support with everyday tasks would be of value in this population.
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