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HIV testing in a South African Emergency Department: A missed opportunity
BACKGROUND: South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic in the world, with 19% of the global number of people living with HIV, 15% of new infections and 11% of AIDS-related deaths. Even though HIV testing is mandated in all hospital-based facilities in South Africa (SA), it is rarely implemented in th...
Autores principales: | Hansoti, Bhakti, Stead, David, Parrish, Andy, Reynolds, Steven J., Redd, Andrew D., Whalen, Madeleine M., Mvandaba, Nomzamo, Quinn, Thomas C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534077 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193858 |
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