Marital status and HIV/AIDS mortality: Evidence from the US National Longitudinal Mortality Study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Kposowa, Augustine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; HIV AIDS mortality; Marital status; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DIVORCED PERSON; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MARRIED PERSON; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEPARATED PERSON; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS);

HEALTH INSURANCE; HIV/AIDS MORTALITY; MARITAL STATUS; RACE/ETHNICITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883789269     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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