Would offering rapid point-of-care testing or non-invasive methods improve uptake of HIV testing among high-risk genitourinary medicine clinic attendees? A patient perspective

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 550-552

  Forsyth, S F ^a   Agogo, E A ^a   Lau, L ^a   Jungmann, E ^b   Man, S ^a   Edwards, S G ^a   Robinson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Archway Sexual Health Centre ^*

Author keywords

HIV serodiagnosis E01.450.495.735.060 ; Point of care systems N04.452.442.452.680 ; Questionnaires E05.318.308.750

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TESTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TIME FACTORS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 49449116772     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008141     Document Type: Article

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