The new invincibles: HIV screening among older adults in the U.S

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Adekeye, Oluwatoyosi A ^a   Heiman, Harry J ^a   Onyeabor, Onyekachi S ^a   Hyacinth, Hyacinth I ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV TEST; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; PRISONER; RACE; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865427196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043618     Document Type: Article

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