Health literacy, antiretroviral adherence, and HIV-RNA suppression: a longitudinal perspective.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on August 01, 2006

Authors

Michael K Paasche-Orlow1, Debbie M Cheng, Anita Palepu, Seville Meli, Vincent Faber, Jeffrey H Samet

Author Affiliations

1: Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. mpo@bu.edu

Associated clinical trials:

HIV Medication Adherence in Underserved Populations | NCT02392884

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