Dr. Edward L. Machtinger MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
400 Parnassus Ave 405 Irving Street San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Edward Machtinger is director of the Women's HIV Program at UCSF Medical Center, the first program in the country dedicated to HIV-positive women and their families, and director of the Sexual Health ...
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Etiology of pruritic papular eruption with HIV infection in Uganda.
- Health literacy and anticoagulation-related outcomes among patients taking warfarin.
- The importance of establishing regimen concordance in preventing medication errors in anticoagulant care.
- Language, literacy, and communication regarding medication in an anticoagulation clinic: a comparison of verbal vs. visual assessment.
- Seven steps to better adherence: a practical approach to promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
- A visual medication schedule to improve anticoagulation control: a randomized, controlled trial.
- Language, literacy, and characterization of stroke among patients taking warfarin for stroke prevention: Implications for health communication.
- Atraumatic splenic rupture: an unusual manifestation of acute HIV infection.
- Seeking Safety Group Therapy for Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and PTSD among Transgender Women Living with HIV: A Pilot Study.
- Gender differences in causes of death among persons with HIV/AIDS in San Francisco, California, 1996-2013.
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