Emergency provider attitudes and barriers to universal HIV testing in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-14

  Arbelaez, Christian ^a   Wright, Elizabeth A ^a   Losina, Elena ^a   Millen, Jennifer C ^a   Kimmel, Simeon ^a   Dooley, Matthew ^a   Reichmann, William M ^a,b   Mikulinsky, Regina ^a   Walensky, Rochelle P ^a,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; emergency providers; HIV AIDS; testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856083554     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.07.038     Document Type: Article

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