Risk, reasons for refusal, and impact of counseling on consent among ED patients declining HIV screening

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-372

  Ubhayakar, Nitin D ^a   Lindsell, Christopher J ^a   Raab, Dana L ^a   Ruffner, Andrew H ^a   Trott, Alexander T ^a   Fichtenbaum, Carl J ^a   Lyons, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955685157     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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