Oral examination: A screening tool for HIV infection?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-348

  Robinson, P G ^a,b   Challacombe, S J ^b   Sheiham, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Oral examination; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; MOUTH LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THRUSH;

EID: 0031720219     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.5.345     Document Type: Article

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