Nontargeted rapid human immunodeficiency virus screening provided by dedicated personnel does not adversely affect emergency department length of stay

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 708-713

  Coeller, Nathalie ^a   Kuo, Irene ^a   Brown, Jeremy ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCREENING TEST; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; TRAUMA CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960560676     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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