Higher Mortality in Rural Patients Despite Comparable Access to Expert Care

Despite having comparable CD4-cell counts at presentation and more commonly receiving ART, patients residing in rural New England had a higher mortality rate than did those living in urban areas.

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Published inAIDS Clinical Care
Main Author Fangman, John JW
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Waltham Massachusetts Medical Society 25.06.2007
Subjects
Drug therapy
Hospitals
Mortality
Rural health care
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Summary:Despite having comparable CD4-cell counts at presentation and more commonly receiving ART, patients residing in rural New England had a higher mortality rate than did those living in urban areas.