Failure to Return for HIV Test Results among Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection: Results from a Multistate Interview Project

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 511-518

  Sullivan, Patrick S ^a,b   Lansky, Amy ^a   Drake, Amy ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure to return; HIV testing; Rapid testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842510584     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200404150-00009     Document Type: Article

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