HIV infection in refugees: a case-control analysis of refugees in Rhode Island

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-192

  Beckwith, Curt G ^a,b   DeLong, Allison K ^c   Desjardins, Simon F ^a   Gillani, Fizza ^a   Bazerman, Lauri ^a   Mitty, Jennifer A ^a,b   Ross, Heather ^a   Cu Uvin, Susan ^a,b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV care; HIV infection; HIV treatment; Refugee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; REFUGEE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AFRICA, WESTERN; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; RHODE ISLAND; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 60849124799     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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