Beyond core indicators of retention in HIV care: Missed clinic visits are independently associated with all-cause mortality

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1471-1479

  Mugavero, Michael J ^a   Westfall, Andrew O ^a   Cole, Stephen R ^b   Geng, Elvin H ^c   Crane, Heidi M ^d   Kitahata, Mari M ^d   Mathews, W Christopher ^e   Napravnik, Sonia ^c   Eron, Joseph J ^c   Moore, Richard D ^f   Keruly, Jeanne C ^f   Mayer, Kenneth H ^g,h   Giordano, Thomas P ^i,j   Raper, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

AIDS; Antiretroviral therapy; Continuum of care; Engagement in care; HIV

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; AMBULATORY CARE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTOR; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84918772998     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu603     Document Type: Article

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