Most prison inmates with HIV do not receive appropriate treatment immediately following release
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 18:14
in Health & Medicine
Approximately 80 percent of HIV-infected Texas prison inmates did not fill an initial prescription for antiretroviral therapy within 30 days of their release from prison, potentially increasing their risk for harmful health consequences because of an interruption of treatment, according to a study in the February 25 issue of JAMA.
