Provider-initiated testing and counselling for HIV - from debate to implementation

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 220-221

  Leon, Natalie ^a   Colvin, Christopher J ^b   Lewin, Simon ^a,c   Mathews, Catherine ^a,b   Jennings, Karen ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^d City of Cape Town   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT RIGHT; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77950402133     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4043     Document Type: Editorial

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