HIV partner notification: Taking a new look

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1535-1546

  Fenton, Kevin A ^a,c   Peterman, Thomas A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact tracing evaluation; HIV; Partner notification; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTACT TRACING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030810263     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199713000-00001     Document Type: Review

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