HIV/AIDS and homelessness, part 1: Background and barriers to care

AIDS Reader

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Douaihy, Antoine B ^a   Stowell, Keith R ^b   Bui, Thuy ^a   Daley, Dennis ^a   Salloum, Ihsan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; HIV AIDS; Homelessness; Integrated care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE; STATISTICS;

FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744458559     PISSN: 10530894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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