A community-based study of barriers to HIV care initiation

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 601-609

  Pollini, Robin A ^a   Blanco, Estela ^b   Crump, Carol ^c   Zúñiga, María Luisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053431561     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2010.0390     Document Type: Article

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