Is the service of HIV counselling and testing satisfied in Hangzhou, China?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 367-368

  Tao, X H ^a   Wang, Qian Qiu ^a   Zheng, A M ^b   Shi, D Q ^b   Ma, L ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b The Sixth People's Hospital of Hangzhou   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHINA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 66349125453     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009064     Document Type: Letter

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