Initial outcomes of an emergency department rapid HIV testing program in western Kenya

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 981-986

  Waxman, Michael Jay ^a,b   Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^c   Ongaro, Neford ^c   Wools Kaloustian, Kara K ^d   Flanigan, Timothy P ^b   Carter, E Jane ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 37549038269     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0075     Document Type: Article

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