Uptake of antiretroviral treatment among people living with HIV in London: Ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-178

  Elford, J ^a   Ibrahim, F ^a   Bukutu, C ^a   Anderson, J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 45549094024     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.029249     Document Type: Article

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