A comparison of HIV testing in the emergency department and urgent care

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-528

  White, Douglas A E ^a   Cheung, Paul T ^a   Scribner, Alicia N ^a   Frazee, Bradley W ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; emergency medicine; rapid HIV testing; screening; urgent care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRIAGE;

EID: 77957262225     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.04.068     Document Type: Article

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