The Impact of Drug Users on Inpatient Hospital Care during the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic in Amsterdam
Author(s) -
H. J. A. van Haastrecht,
Patrick Bindels,
THEO A SLUIJS,
Anneke A.R. van den Hoek,
Sijmen A. Reijneveld,
Roel A. Coutinho
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.4.846
Subject(s) - medicine , serostatus , population , drug , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , inpatient care , emergency medicine , pediatrics , demography , family medicine , health care , environmental health , psychiatry , viral load , economics , sociology , economic growth
As a consequence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic, which continues among illicit drug users, high rates of HIV-associated morbidity are believed to exist. This study focuses on hospitalizations of drug users and on the relative contribution of drug users to the total burden of inpatient hospital care in Amsterdam.
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