Missed visits and decline in CD4 cell count among HIV-infected patients: A mixed method study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Walburn, Anna ^a   Swindells, Susan ^b   Fisher, Christopher ^c   High, Robin ^c   Islam, K M ^c  

^a Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CD4 count; HIV infection; Missed visits

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBRASKA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868196920     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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