HIV testing and counselling policies and practices in Europe: Lessons learned, ways forward

HIV Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 30-33

  Khotenashvili, L ^a   Matic, S ^a   Lazarus, J V ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Europe; Health promotion; HIV testing and counselling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MANDATORY TESTING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; REFUGEE; SCREENING TEST; SOLDIER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 44949127139     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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