Determinants of HIV testing

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 426-432

  Sawleshwarkar, Shailendra ^a   Harrison, Christopher ^b   Britt, Helena ^b   Mindel, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960700612     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2011.049601     Document Type: Article

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