Assessing targeted screening and low rates of HIV testing

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1765-1768

  Kennedy, Leigh A ^a,b   Gordin, Fred M ^a,b   Kan, Virginia L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 77956255751     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.182790     Document Type: Article

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