Assessment of a medical outreach program to improve access to HIV care among marginalized individuals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1758-1761

  Cunningham, Chinazo O ^a,b   Sanchez, John Paul ^b   Heller, Daliah I ^d   Sohler, Nancy L ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 34948865707     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.090878     Document Type: Article

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