title: AIDS and public hospitals.
abstract: Public hospitals have assumed a disproportionate and growing share of AIDS care in the US, causing financial distress and disruption of services to patients with and without AIDS.
authors: W H
authors: WH
authors: von Oehsen
authors: A W
authors: AW
authors: Slemmer
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population