Opt-out testing: Who can afford to take care of patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection?

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2007, Pages

  Saag, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40949147802     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522548     Document Type: Review

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