Missed opportunities for HIV testing-a costly oversight

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-424

  Read, P ^a   Armstrong James, D ^a   Tong, C Y William ^a   Fox, J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

INDICATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 79955366108     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq236     Document Type: Article

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