Rapid whole-blood finger-stick test for HIV antibody: Performance and acceptability among women in Northern Thailand

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-198

  Liu, Alice ^a   Kilmarx, Peter H ^a,b   Supawitkul, Somsak ^c   Chaowanachan, Thanyanan ^a   Yanpaisarn, Somboonsak ^d   Chaikummao, Supaporn ^a   Limpakarnjanarat, Khanchit ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Chiang Rai Provincial Public Health Office   (Thailand)

^d Chiang Rai Prachanukhro Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Rapid HIV testing; Thailand; Whole blood specimen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; VIRUS INFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0038755338     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200306010-00013     Document Type: Article

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