Patterns of HIV testing at a London teaching hospital between 2004 and 2007

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-154

  Madge, S ^a   Smith, C ^a   Evans, A ^a   Clewley, G ^a   Johnson, M A ^a   Geretti, A M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HIV; Hospital testing; Opt out; UK

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; OPT OUT TESTING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 79955430557     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010299     Document Type: Article

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