Applying HIV testing guidelines in clinical practice

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1441-1444

  Mahoney, Megan R ^a,b,c   Fogler, Jess ^a,d,e   Weber, Shannon ^a,f   Goldschmidt, Ronald H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine   (United States)

^d National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center   (United States)

^e National Perinatal HIV Hotline

^f National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049110567     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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