Selective versus universal antenatal HIV testing: Epidemiological and implementational factors in policy choice

AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Ades, A E ^a   Gupta, Ramyani ^a   Gibb, Diana M ^a   Duong, Trinh ^a   Nicoll, Angus ^d   Goldberg, David ^b   Stephenson, Judith ^c   Copas, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Cost effectiveness; Epidemiology; Testing uptake

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032971343     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199902040-00016     Document Type: Article

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