Leaving hospital against medical advice among HIV-positive patients

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 633-637

  Anis, Aslam H ^a   Sun, Huiying ^a   Guh, Daphne P ^a   Palepu, Anita ^a   Schechter, Martin T ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Michael V ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036389683     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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