Increased uptake of HIV testing with the integration of nurse-initiated HIV testing into routine prenatal care

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 571-573

  Cohan, Deborah ^a   Sarnquist, Clea ^b   Gomez, Elvira ^a   Feakins, Cynthia ^a   Maldonado, Yvonne ^b   Zetola, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62749136233     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818d5e11     Document Type: Letter

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