HIV testing of health care workers in England - A flawed policy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 62-67

  Salkeld, Lee ^a   McGeehan, Sarah ^b  

^a Valley Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Corse and Staunton Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; HEPATITIS B; IMMUNIZATION; MANDATORY TESTING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TUBERCULOSIS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MANDATORY TESTING; STATE MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77952316545     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2009.009095     Document Type: Review

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