Antiretroviral therapy prescribing in hospitalized HIV clinic patients

HIV Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 367-371

  Rao, N ^a   Patel, V ^a   Grigoriu, A ^a   Kaushik, P ^b   Brizuela, M ^a  

^a JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV clinic; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861832687     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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