Late diagnosis of HIV in young men in North Carolina

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 846-848

  Torrone, Elizabeth A ^a   Thomas, James C ^a   Leone, Peter A ^a,b,c   Hightow Weidman, Lisa B ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Outpatient Pharmacy Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349072433     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31809505f7     Document Type: Article

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