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Do physicians provide counseling with HIV and STD testing at physician offices or hospital outpatient departments?
Author(s) -
Guoyu Tao,
Bernard M. Branson,
Lynda A. Anderson,
Kathleen L. Irwin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200305230-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , sexually transmitted disease , family medicine , ambulatory , psychological intervention , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , outpatient clinic , syphilis , nursing
To estimate the frequency of HIV/sexually transmitted disease (STD) counseling among patients tested for HIV or STD infection at physician offices and hospital outpatient departments and to describe the factors associated with HIV/STD counseling in private settings in the USA.