Social support and delays seeking care after HIV diagnosis, North Carolina, 2000-2006

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1148-1156

  McCoy, Sandra I ^a   Strauss, Ronald P ^b   MacDonald, Pia D M ^a   Leone, Peter A ^a,c,d   Eron, Joseph J ^a,c   Miller, William C ^a,c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; HIV infection; Social support; Southeastern USA; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449637396     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902730021     Document Type: Article

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