Acceptability of antenatal HIV testing in Ireland

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 107-109

  Ononeze, Benjamin O ^b,c   Turner, M J ^a  

^a Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b Portiuncula Hospital   (Ireland)

^c ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037811843     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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