Trends in the location of the HIV-positive population in Australia: Implications for access to healthcare services and delivery

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-158

  Carman, Marina ^a   Grierson, Jeffrey ^a   Pitts, Marian ^a   Hurley, Michael ^a   Power, Jennifer ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; demographics; distance

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77954013953     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09063     Document Type: Article

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