Understanding patient acceptance and refusal of HIV testing in the emergency department

• Main Authors: Christopoulos Katerina A (Author), Weiser Sheri D (Author), Koester Kimberly A (Author), Myers Janet J (Author), White Douglas AE (Author), Kaplan Beth (Author), Morin Stephen F (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite high rates of patient satisfaction with emergency department (ED) HIV testing, acceptance varies widely. It is thought that patients who decline may be at higher risk for HIV infection, thus we sought to better understand pat...