Physician Specialization and Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV: Adoption and Use in a National Probability Sample of Persons Infected With HIV
Journal Title: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Year 2003, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Since the introduction of the first protease inhibitor in January 1996, there has been a dramatic change in the treatment of persons infected with HIV. The changing nature of HIV care has important implications for the types of physicians that can best care for patients with HIV infection.
Authors and Affiliations
Bruce E Landon, Ira B Wilson, Susan E Cohn, Carl J Fichtenbaum, Mitchell D Wong, Neil S Wenger, Samuel A Bozzette, Martin F Shapiro, Paul D Cleary
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