Rapid HIV testing program implementation: Lessons from the emergency department

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-194

  Arbelaez, Christian ^a   Block, Brian ^a   Losina, Elena ^a,b,d   Wright, Elizabeth A ^a   Reichmann, William M ^a,d   Mikulinsky, Regina ^a   Solomon, Jessica D ^a   Dooley, Matthew M ^a   Walensky, Rochelle P ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; HIV; Screening; Testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77952741545     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-009-0123-x     Document Type: Review

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