Practical Considerations in HIV Testing in the Emergency Department, Characteristics of Diagnostic Tests, and the Role of Sensitivity Analysis in Observational Studies. Answers to March 2008 Journal Club Questions

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-181

  Barrett, Tyler W ^a   Schriger, David L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 48949119148     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.333     Document Type: Article

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