STD and HIV screening in general practice: A survey related to termination of pregnancy in South Thames

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 428, 1998, Pages 1083-1084

  Harper, Rosalyn L ^a   Maguire, Helen C ^a,b,d   Kurtz, Zarrina ^c  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Public Health and Health Policy ^*

^d CDSC (Thames)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Induced abortion; Screening; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENGLAND; EUROPE; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INFECTIONS; NORTHERN EUROPE; PHYSICIANS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRAL DISEASES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0031913540     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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