Late presentation for HIV care in central Haiti: Factors limiting access to care

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

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-491

  Louis, C ^a   Ivers, L C ^b,e   Fawzi, M C Smith ^c,e   Freedberg, K A ^d   Castro, A ^c,e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PARTNERS IN HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34247114587     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701203246     Document Type: Article

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