Surgeons and HIV: South African attitudes

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-113

  Szabo, Christopher P ^a   Dhai, A ^a   Veller, M ^a   Kleinsmidt, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Attorney of the High Court of South Africa ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGEON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149112568     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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