Finding a vein or obtaining consent: A qualitative study of hepatitis C testing in GP methadone clinics

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 538-544

  Perry, Mark ^a   Chew Graham, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coercion; Hepatitis C; Informed consent; Intravenous; Primary health care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENIAL; DRUG MISUSE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; TEAMWORK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COERCION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS; METHADONE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0141961781     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg508     Document Type: Article

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