Open AccessTrends in HIV-Related Inpatient Admissions From 1993 to 1997: A Seven-State Study
Author(s) -
John A. Fleishman,
Fred J. Hellinger
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200109010-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , ethnic group , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hospital admission , gerontology , family medicine , sociology , anthropology
Reports of declining HIV-related inpatient use have typically been based on limited or local data. Using comprehensive hospital discharge data from seven states, this study examines trends in HIV-related inpatient admission rates and lengths of stay from 1993 through 1997.