Treatment of HIV/AIDS in the Nursing Home: Variations in Rural and Urban Long-term Care Settings

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 338-341

  Pearson, William S ^a   Hueston, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Long term care

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1842680794     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000118901.22061.EE     Document Type: Article

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