Beliefs about who should be tested for HIV among African American individuals attending a family practice clinic

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Arya, Monisha ^a   Kallen, Michael A ^b   Williams, Lena T ^a   Street, Richard L ^a   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^c   Giordano, Thomas P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555196266     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: 15577449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2011.0053     Document Type: Letter

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