Housing status and the health of people living with HIV/AIDS

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-374

  Milloy, M J ^a,b   Marshall, Brandon D L ^c   Montaner, Julio ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Behavior aspects of HIV AIDS; CD4+; Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); HIV 1; HIV AIDS; Homelessness; People living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA); Plasma; RNA; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84872189235     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-012-0137-5     Document Type: Article

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