Predictors of delayed HIV diagnosis in a recently diagnosed cohort

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-204

  Mayben, Jennifer K ^a,b   Kramer, Jennifer R ^a,b   Kallen, Michael A ^a,b   Franzini, Luisa ^c   Lairson, David R ^c   Giordano, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS SMOKING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247213797     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.0097     Document Type: Article

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