Barriers to the implementation of the UK HIV testing guidelines in secondary care: how many are medical?
A survey of consultants in Plymouth Teaching Hospital was performed to identify barriers to HIV testing in secondary care. Testing practices were compared with those recommended by the UK HIV testing guidelines and barriers to testing described.
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Genitourinary Medicine Department, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK. Zoe.Warwick@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
D003253:Consultants; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology