Routine testing for HIV in patients undergoing elective surgery

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9846, 2012, Pages

  McGowan, David R ^a   Norris, Joseph M ^a   Smith, Matthew D ^b   Lad, Meher ^c  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866182565     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61537-2     Document Type: Letter

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