Pregnant women's decisions on antenatal HIV screening in Hong Kong

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 821-827

  Ho, C F ^a   Loke, A Y ^b  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 0344735834     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120310001618667     Document Type: Article

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