How are patients informed about their HIV test results?

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-127

  Devroey, Dirk ^a,b   Van Casteren, Viviane ^a   Sasse, André ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Family practice; HIV infection; Sentinel networks

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036209810     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/19.2.125     Document Type: Article

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