Do HIV POCT testing algorithms help in clinical practice?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-

  Stack, Richard ^a   Mandalia, Sundhiya ^a   McOwan, Alan ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84874623735     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050796     Document Type: Letter

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