Human immunodeficiency virus testing for elective orthopedic procedures: Results in a community-based hospital

Orthopedics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-55

  LaPorte, D M ^a   Mont, M A ^a   Jones, L C ^a   Padden, D A ^a   Hungerford, D S ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0035145519     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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