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. 2020 Mar 2;17(3):e1003057.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003057. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Addressing disparities in the health of persons with HIV attributable to unstable housing in the United States: The role of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

Amy Griffin  1 , Antigone Dempsey  1 , Wendy Cousino  1 , Latham Avery  1 , Harold Phillips  1 , Emeka Egwim  1 , Laura Cheever  1
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Addressing disparities in the health of persons with HIV attributable to unstable housing in the United States: The role of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

Amy Griffin et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Amy Griffin and co-authors discuss unstable housing and the response to HIV/AIDS in the United States.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. RWHAP clients by gender and housing Status, 2017—US and 3 territories.
Source: HRSA. RWHAP Services Report (RSR) 2017. Does not include AIDS Drug Assistance Program Data. [9] HSRA, Health Resources and Services Administration; RWHAP, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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