HIV screening and access to care exploring the impact of policies on access to and provision of HIV Care
"With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted care from a health care provider and uninterrupted access to anti-HIV medications. The IOM iden...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
National Academies Press
c2011, 2011
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Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | "With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted care from a health care provider and uninterrupted access to anti-HIV medications. The IOM identifies federal, state, and private health insurance policies that inhibit HIV-positive individuals from initiating or continuing their care."--Publisher's description |
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Physical Description: | xvii, 96 p. ill. 23 cm |
ISBN: | 0309164192 9780309164191 |