The effect of homelessness on hospitalisation among patients with HIV/AIDS

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

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 546-553

  Nosyk, B ^a   Li, X ^a   Sun, H ^a   Anis, A H ^a,b,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CANADA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34247149261     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701235669     Document Type: Article

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