HIV testing uptake and acceptability in an inner city polyclinic

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 905-909

  Ashby, J ^a   Braithewaite, B ^b   Walsh, J ^a   Gnani, S ^b   Fidler, S ^a   Cooke, G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceptability; HIV; HIV point of care test; HIV testing; polyclinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863686412     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2011.647675     Document Type: Article

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