The social impact of HIV testing: A comparative analysis of Britain and Sweden

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-300

  Danziger, Renée ^a  

^a Health Services/Systems Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT COUNSELING; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS ISOLATION;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032929458     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00350-5     Document Type: Article

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