Changing trends of HIV-related hospitalizations: A small area analysis in Illinois, 1994-2000

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-255

  Brown, Mary Jean ^a,b   Eastman, Meridith ^b   Shenassa, Edmond D ^c  

^a Dept of Maternal and Child Health ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Hospital costs; Regional trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141789707     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023934008080     Document Type: Article

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