Time to testing and accessing care among a population of newly diagnosed patients with HIV with a high proportion of Canadian Aboriginals, 1998-2003

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-99

  Plitt, Sabrina S ^a   Mihalicz, Dana ^b   Singh, Ameeta E ^b,c   Jayaraman, Gayatri ^a   Houston, Stan ^b   Lee, Bonita E ^b,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^d PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION; RISK; SURVIVAL; TIME; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ALBERTA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 60749125029     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0238     Document Type: Article

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