Early HIV Diagnosis Leads to Significantly Decreased Costs in the First 2 Years of HIV Care in an Urban Charity Hospital in New Orleans
We undertook a retrospective cohort study of patients with a positive HIV test in the emergency department who were then linked to care. Inpatient, outpatient, and emergency costs were collected for the first 2 years after HIV diagnosis. Fifty-six patients met the inclusion criteria; they were predo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2325957417737381 |