An evaluation of a medical outreach program targeting unstably housed HIV-infected individuals

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-138

  Cunningham, Chinazo O ^a   Shapiro, Scott ^b   Berg, Karina M ^c   Sacajiu, Galit ^d   Paccione, Gerald ^a   Goulet, Joseph L ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ^*

^d Department of Medicine

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; HIV AIDS; Homeless; Outreach; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX RATIO; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOUSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS;

EID: 17144373370     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0007     Document Type: Article

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