Updating the HIV-testing guidelines - A modest change with major consequences

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 884-886

  Martin, Erika G ^a   Schackman, Bruce R ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84874753087     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1214630     Document Type: Article

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