The clinical and economic efficacy of HAART: A shift from inpatient medical to outpatient pharmaceutical care for HIV/AIDS patients in Northeastern Italy

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

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-218

  Tramarin, A ^a   Postma, M J ^b   Gerzeli, S ^c   Campostrini, S ^c   Starace, F ^d  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0842287524     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120410001641057     Document Type: Article

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