HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women and women of childbearing age by primary care providers: Self-reported beliefs and practices

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 174-178

  Phillips, Kathryn A ^a,b,e   Morrison, Kathleen R ^c   Sonnad, Seema S ^d   Bleecker, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS prevention; HIV testing; Physician counseling; Policy; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0031054829     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199702010-00012     Document Type: Article

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