Knowledge, attitudes and health outcomes in HIV-infected travellers to the USA

HIV Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-204

  Mahto, Mrinalini ^a,g   Ponnusamy, K ^b   Schuhwerk, M ^c   Richens, J ^d   Lambert, N ^b   Wilkins, E ^a   Churchill, D R ^b   Miller, R F ^d   Behrens, R H ^e,f  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV infected; Travel to the USA

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645472600     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2006.00371.x     Document Type: Editorial

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