Primary Care Use among HIV Positive Inpatients at an Inner City Public Hospital: The Impact of Crack Cocaine Use

• Main Authors: Toye H. Brewer (Author), Lisa R. Metsch (Author), Marsha Mullings (Author), Gabriel Cardenas (Author), Margaret Pereyra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of North Florida, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We studied factors associated with HIV care utilization in symptomatic HIV-positive crack-using and non-using patients at a public hospital in Miami, Florida. A bedside survey conducted with 89 HIV-positive crack-users and 93 HIV-positive non-users examined health care knowledge, perceived health st...