HIV testing, care, and treatment among women who use drugs from a global perspective: progress and challenges

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 69, Issue , 2015, Pages S162-S168

  Metsch, Lisa ^a,b   Philbin, Morgan M ^a,c   Parish, Carrigan ^a,b   Shiu, Karen ^a   Frimpong, Jemima A ^a   Giang, Le Minh ^a,d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Drug use; Global; HIV care continuum; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL LAW; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE USE; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; ADDICTION; COMPLICATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84938529809     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000660     Document Type: Article

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