Why don't physicians test for HIV? A review of the US literature

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1617-1624

  Burke, Ryan C ^a,b   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^a,c   Karpati, Adam M ^a   Myers, Julie E ^a   Tsoi, Benjamin W ^a   Begier, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HIV; Knowledge attitudes practice studies; Physicians; Review

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS SCREENING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447575646     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32823f91ff     Document Type: Review

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