Improvement in the Health of HIV-Infected Persons in Care: Reducing Disparities
Author(s) -
Richard D. Moore,
Jeanne Keruly,
John G. Bartlett
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis654
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , cohort , incidence (geometry) , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , mortality rate , gerontology , pediatrics , immunology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Despite advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment, major challenges remain in achieving access, retention, and adherence. Our inner-city HIV clinical practice in Baltimore has a diverse patient population with high rates of poverty, black race, and injection drug use (IDU), providing us the opportunity to compare health process and outcomes.
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