Factors associated with a clinician's offer of screening HIV-positive patients for sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 351-352

  Heller, R ^a   Fernando, I ^b   MacDougall, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Sexual health; Standards; STI screening; Syphilis testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 79959515329     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010410     Document Type: Review

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