Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 882-893 , December 2009

Symptom Experience in HIV-Infected Adults: A Function of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics

  • Kathryn A. Lee, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Kathryn A. Lee, RN, PhD, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, Box 0606, University of California, San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Room N415Y, San Francisco, CA 94143-0606, USA.
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  • Caryl Gay, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Carmen J. Portillo, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Systems, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Traci Coggins, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Harvey Davis, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Clive R. Pullinger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • ,
  • Bradley E. Aouizerat, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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 This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH 5R01 MH074358). Data collection was supported by the General Clinical Research Center in the UCSF CTSA (1 UL RR024131). Dr. Aouizerat is also supported by an NIH Roadmap K12 (KL2 RR024130), and Dr. Davis is supported by an NIH Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) award (5P20 MD0005444).

PII: S0885-3924(09)00735-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.013

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 882-893 , December 2009

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