HIV Testing and HIV/AIDS Treatment Services in Rural Counties in 10 Southern States: Service Provider Perspectives

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Sutton, Madeline ^a   Anthony, Monique Nicole ^a,b   Vila, Christie ^c   McLellan Lemal, Eleanor ^a   Weidle, Paul J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Health disparities; Health services research; HIV AIDS services; Rural South

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955145130     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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