Maternal Views and Acceptance of Antenatal HIV Screening in a University Teaching Hospital in Hong Kong

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 969-974

  Yin, Peter Leung Ho ^a,b   Shing, Kai Yip ^a   Hung, Tony Chung Kwok ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b IVFAustralia   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Hong Kong; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0346992295     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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