Simplifying consent for HIV testing is associated with an increase in HIV testing and case detection in highest risk groups, San Francisco January 2003-June 2007.

Simplifying consent for HIV testing is associated with an increase in HIV testing and case detection in highest risk groups, San Francisco January 2003-June 2007.

Populations at highest risk for HIV infection face multiple barriers to HIV testing. To facilitate HIV testing procedures, the San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center eliminated required written patient consent for HIV testing in its medical settings in May 2006. To describe the change in HIV...

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Main Authors: Nicola M Zetola, Carlos G Grijalva, Sarah Gertler, C Bradley Hare, Beth Kaplan, Teri Dowling, Grant Colfax, Mitchell H Katz, Jeffrey D Klausner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2435630?pdf=render

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