An 8 year nationwide prospective registration of non-consented HIV testing in Belgium

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-76

  Van Casteren, Viviane ^a   Devroey, Dirk ^a,b   Sasse, André ^a   Wallyn, Solvejg ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b Universities of Ghent and Brussels   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Family practice; HIV; Medical care; Sentinel networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BELGIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTRATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 2942733354     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh081     Document Type: Article

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