Absence of Antiretroviral Therapy and Other Risk Factors for Morbidity and Mortality in Malaysian Compulsory Drug Detention and Rehabilitation Centers

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Fu, Jeannia J ^a,c   Bazazi, Alexander R ^a,b,c   Altice, Frederick L ^a,b,c   Mohamed, Mahmood N ^d   Kamarulzaman, Adeeba ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PRISONER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TUBERCULOSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84866484013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044249     Document Type: Article

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