Delayed presentation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care among veterans: A problem of access or screening?

Medical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1105-1109

  Gandhi, Neel R ^a,c,e   Skanderson, Melissa ^d   Gordon, Kirsha S ^a   Concato, John ^a,b   Justice, Amy C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; AIDS; Diagnosis; HIV; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VETERAN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 37349065797     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181271476     Document Type: Article

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