Medical and support service utilization in a medical program targeting marginalized HIV-infected individuals

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 981-990

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

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jacobi/MMC ^*

^c MMC/AECOM

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Health services utilization; HIV; Outreach; Support groups; Support services; Vulnerable population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 49849091718     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0035     Document Type: Article

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