Determinants of HIV antibody testing among selected groups of Chinese residents in Hong Kong

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 608-614

  Abdullah, Abu Saleh M ^a   Hedley, Anthony J ^a   Fielding, Richard ^a   Ebrahim, Shahul H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Determinants; HIV; Hong Kong; Testing

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4644342316     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462041724307     Document Type: Article

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