A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization

Marwan M Azar; Sandra A Springer; Jaimie P Meyer; Frederick L Altice

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.06.014

A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization

Bibliographic Data

ID	23359376
Authors	Marwan M Azar, Sandra A Springer (0000-0002-6318-1000), Jaimie P Meyer (0000-0001-5735-385X), Frederick L Altice (0000-0002-7860-693X)
Year	2010
Volume	112
Issue	3
Pages	178-193
Publication date	2010-12-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Drug and Alcohol Dependence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0376-8716 • E-ISSN: 1879-0046
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.06.014
PMID	20705402
PMCID	PMC2997193
Language	EN
Citations received	114
References cited	66

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