HIV testing practices of primary care physicians: An Ontario survey

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 172-175

  Skotniski, Evelyn M ^a,b   Woodward, Christel ^a   Hutchison, Brian ^a   Abelson, Julia ^a   Brown, Judy ^a   Norman, Geoffrey ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0029834262     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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