Patients' attitudes towards increasing the offer of HIV testing in primary and secondary care

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 563-566

  Drayton, R ^a   Keane, F ^b   Prentice, E ^b  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Patient preference; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS;

EID: 78049438768     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010085     Document Type: Article

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