Missed Opportunities for Earlier HIV Diagnosis in an Emergency Department Despite an HIV Screening Program

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-250

  White, Douglas A E ^a,b   Warren, Otis U ^a   Scribner, Alicia N ^a   Frazee, Bradley W ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849089809     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0198     Document Type: Article

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