Palliative care program for human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: Rebuilding of an academic Urban program

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-21

  Ruiz, Marco ^a   Cefalu, Charles ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; mental problems; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ORLEANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751505945     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110371468     Document Type: Article

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