Is it time to change our HIV testing policy in health care facilities?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 12 I, 2006, Pages 1235-1236

  Bekker, Linda Gail ^a   Wood, R ^a  

^a Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STAFF TRAINING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33846063677     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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