Polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of HIV infection in adults: A meta-analysis with recommendations for clinical practice and study design

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 803-815

  Owens, Douglas K ^a   Holodniy, Mark ^a   Garber, Alan M ^a   Scott, John ^b   Sonnad, Seema ^c   Moses, Lincoln ^d   Kinosian, Bruce ^e   Schwartz, J Sanford ^f  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Vet Aff Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029968338     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-9-199605010-00004     Document Type: Article

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