Assessing quality of primary care Provided to the HIV-Infected ryan white population in the baltimore eligible metropolitan area

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 484-491

  Kazi, Shazia ^a,c   Boroumand, Shahdokht ^b  

^a BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Primary care; Quality; Ryan White

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BALTIMORE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649084832     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860608324174     Document Type: Article

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