Outcomes of HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Care at Multiple Clinics

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1511-1522

  Yehia, Baligh R ^a,b   Schranz, Asher J ^c   Momplaisir, Florence ^d   Keller, Sara C ^a   Gross, Robert ^a,b,e   Frank, Ian ^a   Metlay, Joshua P ^f   Brady, Kathleen A ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV care; HIV clinics; HIV outcomes; Use of multiple clinics; Viral suppression

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILADELPHIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84923650188     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0625-7     Document Type: Article

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