Pain in people with HIV is associated with an increased risk of missed appointments, investigators from the US report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
This important evidence supports the need for improved access to palliative care and pain treatment for people living with HIV.
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Merlin JS et al. Pain, mood, and substance abuse in HIV: implications for clinic utilization, ART adherence, and virologic failure. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, online edition. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182662215, 2012.
