Missed opportunities for HIV testing among high-risk heterosexuals

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 704-710

  Jenness, Samuel M ^a   Murrill, Christopher S ^a   Liu, Kai Lih ^a   Wendel, Travis ^b   Begier, Elizabeth ^a   Hagan, Holly ^b  

^a HIV Epidemiology Program   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRISON; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 70350769375     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181ab375d     Document Type: Article

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