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Editorial
. 2015 Jul;66(1):79-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.04.032. Epub 2015 May 23.

At the Crossroads of the HIV Care Continuum: Emergency Departments and the HIV Epidemic

Edward M Gardner  1 , Jason S Haukoos  2
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Editorial

At the Crossroads of the HIV Care Continuum: Emergency Departments and the HIV Epidemic

Edward M Gardner et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jul.
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The HIV care continuum using estimates from Hsieh et al (gray shaded), with particular emphasis on identifying and linking patients with undiagnosed HIV infection (A, green), relinkage of patients with known HIV infection but who have ceased care (B, yellow), and the potential downstream effects of these actions (color shaded). ARV, Antiretroviral.
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