HIV result giving. Is it time to change our thinking?

Sexual Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-10

  Healey, Loretta M ^a   O'Connor, Catherine C ^a   Templeton, David J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Post test discussion; Results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 77349122523     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09042     Document Type: Article

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