Centralization of HIV services in HIV-positive African-American and Hispanic youth improves retention in care

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-206

  Davila, Jessica A ^a,b   Miertschin, Nancy ^c   Sansgiry, Shubhada ^a,b   Schwarzwald, Heidi ^b   Henley, Charles ^d   Giordano, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Thomas Street Health Center ^*  (United States)

^d Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; retention; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CENTRALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871264025     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.689811     Document Type: Article

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