HIV-positive women
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 July 1991
Michael D. Stein, Brian Leibman, Tom J. Wachtel, Charles C. J. Carpenter, Alvan Fisher, Linda Durand
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Many HIV-seropositive women do not enter the health care system until they are symptomatic, but those infected heterosexually and those using parenteral drugs have similar laboratory indices at presentation.
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Many HIV-seropositive women do not enter the health care system until they are symptomatic, but those infected heterosexually and those using parenteral drugs have similar laboratory indices at presentation. AIDS education strategies toward all women at risk must include information about manifestations of HIV disease in women, as well as preventive measures, to ensure early access to the health care system.
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