Access and equity in HIV/AIDS palliative care: A review of the evidence and responses

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-258

  Harding, Richard ^a   Easterbrook, Philippa ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a   Karus, Dan ^b   Raveis, Victoria H ^b   Marconi, Katherine ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; HIV; Hospice; Pain; Palliative; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANCER RISK; COMORBIDITY; COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDLINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 18744417265     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1005oa     Document Type: Review

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