Barriers and facilitators of the HIV care continuum in Southern New England for people with drug or alcohol use and living with HIV/AIDS: perspectives of HIV surveillance experts and service providers

Abstract Background Contemporary studies about HIV care continuum (HCC) outcomes within substance using populations primarily focus on individual risk factors rather than provider- or systems-level influences. Over 25% of people living with HIV (PLWH) have substance use disorders that can alter thei...

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Main Authors: Lauretta E. Grau, Abbie Griffiths-Kundishora, Robert Heimer, Marguerite Hutcheson, Amy Nunn, Caitlin Towey, Thomas J. Stopka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13722-017-0088-7