Increasing and supporting the participation of persons of color living with HIV/AIDS in AIDS clinical trials

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 194-200

  Gwadz, Marya Viorst ^a   Colon, Pablo ^a   Ritchie, Amanda S ^a   Leonard, Noelle R ^a   Cleland, Charles M ^b   Riedel, Marion ^c   Bowens, Deshannon ^d   Banfield, Angela D ^a   Chang, Patricia ^a   Quiles, Robert ^a   Mildvan, Donna ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d ILERA Counseling and Education Service   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; African American; Clinical trials; HIV AIDS; Latino; Racial ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MINORITY GROUPS; MINORITY HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; TRUST;

EID: 77958085254     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-010-0055-3     Document Type: Review

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