Increasing early diagnosis of HIV through rapid testing in a street outreach program in Spain

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 625-629

  De La Fuente, L ^a,b,c   Delgado, J ^d   Hoyos, J ^e   Belza, M J ^c,e   Alvarez J ^f   Gutierrez J ^f   Neira Leon M ^b   Suarez M ^b  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y CONSUMO   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f Madrid Positivo   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATIN AMERICAN MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SPAIN;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350167820     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0019     Document Type: Article

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