Implementing a novel citywide rapid HIV testing campaign in Washington, D.C.: Findings and lessons learned

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 422-431

  Castel, Amanda D ^a   Magnus, Manya ^a   Peterson, James ^a   Anand, Karishma ^a   Wu, Charles ^a   Martin, Marsha ^b,c   Sansone, Marie ^b   Rocha, Nestor ^b   Jolaosho, Titilola ^b   West, Tiffany ^b   Hader, Shannon ^b,d   Greenberg, Alan E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b District of Columbia Department of Health   (United States)

^c Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services   (United States)

^d Palladium Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STIGMA; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862276545     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700410     Document Type: Article

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