Routine HIV testing in jails is critical for the early diagnosis of HIV infection in men

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1366-

  Flanigan, Timothy P ^a   Beckwith, Curt G ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS;

EID: 54249148440     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592754     Document Type: Letter

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