Quality of generalist vs. speciality care for people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment: A prospective cohort study

HIV Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 276-286

  Page, Julie ^a   Weber, R ^b   Somaini, B ^a   Nostlinger C ^c   Donath, K ^e   Jaccard, R ^d   Aemissegger, Dres Urs ^e   Beck, Daniel ^e   Frey, Thomas ^e   Kuhn, Christina ^e   Ledermann, Ulrich ^e   Oertle Meyer, Daniel ^e   Seidenberg, André ^e   Steiner, Daniel ^e   Siegrist, Marcella ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d HIV Pract   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Combination antiretroviral therapy; Generalists; HIV; Quality of care; Specialists

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPECIALISM; SWITZERLAND; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0041631040     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2003.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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