Access to regular HIV care and disease progression among black African immigrants

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1230-1240

  Page, Libby C ^a   Goldbaum, Gary ^a   Kent, James B ^a   Buskin, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; HIV AIDS; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 75149168380     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31134-2     Document Type: Article

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