Access to dental care for HIV patients: Does it matter and does discrimination exist?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 782-784

  Levett, T ^a   Slide, C ^a   Mallick, F ^a   Lau, R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Dental survey; Discrimination; HIV outpatients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT;

EID: 73949084892     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009182     Document Type: Article

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