Multistate evaluation of anonymous HIV testing and access to medical care

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1416-1420

  Bindman, Andrew B ^a,b   Osmond, Dennis ^a,b   Hecht, Frederick M ^a,b   Lehman, J Stan ^c   Vranizan, Karen ^a,b   Keane, Dennis ^a,b   Reingold, Arthur ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032576184     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.16.1416     Document Type: Article

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