HIV testing

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7490, 2005, Pages 492-493

  Manavi, Kaveh ^a   Welsby, Philip D ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 14844311907     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7490.492     Document Type: Editorial

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