Investigation into the reasons for maternal default from HIV care postpartum: A 3-year retrospective review

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Lambert, J S ^a,b,c   Avramovic, G ^a,b   Jackson, V ^c   Sammon, N ^a,b   Lally, S ^d   Campbell, F J ^d  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d ABBVIE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DELIVERY; DENIAL; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOBACCO USE; VIRUS LOAD; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892660669     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2013.0267     Document Type: Letter

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