Comparative value of four measures of retention in expert care in predicting clinical outcomes and health care utilization in HIV patients.

Comparative value of four measures of retention in expert care in predicting clinical outcomes and health care utilization in HIV patients.

This study compared the ability of four measures of patient retention in HIV expert care to predict clinical outcomes. This retrospective study examined Veterans Health Administration (VHA) beneficiaries with HIV (ICD-9-CM codes 042 or V08) receiving expert care (defined as HIV-1 RNA viral load and...

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Main Authors: Kelly R Reveles, Timothy R Juday, Matthew J Labreche, Eric M Mortensen, Jim M Koeller, Daniel Seekins, Christine U Oramasionwu, Mary Bollinger, Laurel A Copeland, Xavier Jones, Christopher R Frei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368570?pdf=render

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