Nonadherence to medical appointments is associated with increased plasma HIV RNA and decreased CD4 cell counts in a community-based HIV primary care clinic

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

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 902-907

  Berg, M B ^a   Safren, Steven A ^b,c,f   Mimiaga, M J ^b,d   Grasso, C ^b   Boswell, S ^b,c   Mayer, K H ^b,e  

^a WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Fenway Community Health   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Research and Evaluation Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL COUNT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RNA, VIRAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 24644513491     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500101658     Document Type: Article

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