Dental examinations as an untapped opportunity to provide HIV testing for high-risk individuals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-89

  Pollack, Harold A ^a   Metsch, Lisa R ^b   Abel, Stephen ^c  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

DENTAL CARE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74049100275     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157230     Document Type: Article

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