Monitoring HIV testing in diverse healthcare settings: Results from a sentinel surveillance pilot study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 360-364

  Tweed, Emily ^a   Hale, Antony ^b   Hurrelle, Martin ^a   Smith, Ruth ^a   Delpech, Valerie ^a   Ruf, Murad ^a   Klapper, Paul ^c   Ramsay, Mary ^a   Brant, Lisa ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958060843     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.041293     Document Type: Article

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