Assessing effectiveness of home care for persons with AIDS: Analysis of methodological problems

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 645-650

  Borgia, P ^a   Schifano, P ^b   Spadea, T ^c   Milanese, G ^d   Fabrizi, E ^a   Abeni, D ^e   Perucci, C ^b   Rocchi, G ^d  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^b ASL RM E ^*  (Italy)

^c Department of Epidemiology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHICS; EVALUATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROME; SAMPLE SIZE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 0036796289     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954012021000005470     Document Type: Article

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