Cost-effectiveness of finding new HIV diagnoses using rapid HIV testing in community-based organizations

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages 94-100

  Shrestha, Ram K ^a   Clark, Hollie A ^a   Sansom, Stephanie L ^a   Song, Binwei ^a   Buckendahl, Holly ^b   Calhoun, Cindy B ^c   Hutchinson, Angela B ^a   Heffelfinger, James D ^a  

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

^b Kansas City Free Health Clinic   (United States)

^c Community Health Awareness Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MISSOURI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 60549101322     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549081230s312     Document Type: Article

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