Feasibility and acceptability of offering rapid HIV tests to patients registering with primary care in London (UK): A pilot study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 326-329

  Prost, A ^a,b   Griffiths, C J ^c   Anderson, J ^d   Wight, D ^a   Hart, G J ^e  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RISK REDUCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349311593     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033233     Document Type: Article

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