US national estimation of emergency department utilization by patients given 'HIV/AIDS-related illness' as their primary diagnosis

HIV Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 343-351

  Shih, T Y ^a   Chen, K F ^a,b,c   Rothman, R E ^a   Hsieh, Y H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency Department (ED); Health Care Surveys; HIV; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS); Utilization

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958002787     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2010.00888.x     Document Type: Article

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