Patients with severe mental illness: A new approach to testing for HIV

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3 PART 1, 2008, Pages 213-217

  Joska, John A ^a   Kaliski, Sean Z ^b   Benatar, Solomon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; SEROPREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 42049097649     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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