Bad blood? Survey of public's views on unlinked anonymous testing of blood for HIV and other diseases.
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The ethics of unlinked anonymous testing of blood: views from in-depth interviews with key informants in four countries
OBJECTIVES In this study we explore the ethical issues around unlinked anonymous testing (UAT) of blood, a method of seroprevalence surveillance for infectious diseases. Our study focused on UAT for HIV, although UAT can be used for other infectious diseases. The objectives of the research were to gain a better understanding of the views of key informants in countries adopting different UAT tes...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 320 7227 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000