The Influence of Health-Related Quality of Life and Social Characteristics on Hospital Use by Patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1037-1054

  Weissman, Joel S ^a   Cleary, Paul D ^a   Seage III, George R ^a   Gatsonis, Constantine ^a   Haas, Jennifer S ^a   Chasan Taber, Scott ^a   Epstein, Arnold M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Health related quality of life; Homelessness; Hospital use; Neuropsychological status

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030267853     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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