Women's opinions about routine HIV testing during pregnancy: Implications for the opt-out approach

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-337

  Podhurst, Linda S ^a   Storm, Deborah S ^a   Dolgonos, Sarah ^b   Reilley, Anne ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749192853     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2008.0186     Document Type: Article

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