Specialty training and specialization among physicians who treat HIV/AIDS in the United States

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-22

  Landon, Bruce E ^a,b   Wilson, Ira B ^c   Wenger, Neil S ^d   Cohn, Susan E ^e   Fichtenbaum, Carl J ^f   Bozzette, Samuel A ^g,h,i   Shapiro, Martin F ^d,g   Cleary, Paul D ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^h VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; HIV; Physicians' practice patterns; Specialism

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036159901     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10401.x     Document Type: Article

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