Universal precautions in the era of HIV/AIDS: Perception of health service providers in Yunnan, China

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 806-814

  Wu, Sheng ^a   Li, Li ^a   Wu, Zunyou ^b   Cao, Haijun ^c   Lin, Chunqing ^c   Yan, Zhihua ^b   Jia, Manhong ^d   Cui, Haixia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bureau of Disease Control   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d YUNNAN PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; HIV AIDS; Qualitative research; Universal precautions

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CHINA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50049089534     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9278-8     Document Type: Article

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