Cost analysis of a novel HIV testing strategy in community pharmacies and retail clinics

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 488-492

  Lecher, Shirley Lee ^a   Shrestha, Ram K ^a   Botts, Linda W ^b   Alvarez, Jorge ^a   Moore, James H ^c   Thomas, Vasavi ^a   Weidle, Paul J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ASHLIN Management Group Inc   (United States)

^c IMPAQ International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HIV RAPID TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PHARMACY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; AMBULATORY CARE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84941918428     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2015.150630     Document Type: Article

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