Clinical screening for HIV in a health centre setting in urban Kenya: An entry point for voluntary counselling, HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV infection?

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-47

  Arendt, V ^a,b   Mossong, J ^c   Zachariah, R ^a   Inwani, C ^a   Farah, B ^d   Robert, I ^b   Waelbrouck, A ^a   Fonck, K ^d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRURIGO; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS;

HERPES ZOSTER;

EID: 33947304622     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/004947507779951899     Document Type: Article

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