Symptomatic primary HIV infection or risk experiences? Circumstances surrounding HIV testing and diagnosis among recent seroconverters

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 601-608

  Burchell, Ann N ^a   Calzavara, Liviana ^a   Ramuscak, Nancy ^a   Myers, Ted ^a   Major, Carol ^b   Rachlis, Anita ^a,c   Gough, Kevin ^a,d   Raboud, Janet ^a,e   Remis, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute disease; HIV infections; HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEROCONVERSION; SYMPTOM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0042335823     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203322301059     Document Type: Article

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