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ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2001

Routine care of people with HIV infection and AIDS: should interested general practitioners take the lead?

S Singh, A Dunford, Y H Carter

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Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Mortality among HIV-1- and human herpesvirus type 8-affected mother-infant pairs in Zambia.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2008
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3 authors.

S SinghDepartment of General Practice and Primary Care, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London. s.singh@pcps.ucl.ac.uk
A Dunford
Y H Carter

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People with HIV and AIDS in the developed world are living longer and healthier lives following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The medical management of stable HIV infection could eventually fit into the more normal pattern of chronic disease management in the United Kingdom (UK). Routine monitoring of many chronic conditions is generally regarded as primary care business in partnership with secondary care. The latter service should be reserved for what it does best: periodic review, in-depth assessment, major changes in medication, management of complex or refractory cases, and inpatient care. We look at some of the issues and the arguments for and against any change from the current position in the UK, where almost all HIV infection is managed medically by specialist clinics in secondary and tertiary care.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeChronic DiseaseCommunity Health ServicesFamily PracticeHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHumansInterprofessional RelationsPatient Care ManagementUnited KingdomWorkforce

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PMID11360707
PMCPMC1314007

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