HIV testing for the non-specialist

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-131

  Hamill, M ^a,b   Wright, S ^b,c   Kemp, K ^d   De Silva, S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Camden PCT Provider Services   (United Kingdom)

^d Primary Care Unit   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

EID: 33644993191     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.3.128     Document Type: Review

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