The spectrum of engagement in HIV care: Do more than 19%of HIV-infected persons in the US have undetectable viral load?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1168-1169

  Marks, Gary ^a   Gardner, Lytt I ^a   Craw, Jason ^a   Giordano, Thomas P ^b   Mugavero, Michael J ^c   Keruly, Jeanne C ^d   Wilson, Tracey E ^e   Metsch, Lisa R ^f   Drainoni, Mari Lynn ^g   Malitz, Faye ^h  

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

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80755123348     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir678     Document Type: Letter

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