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HIV testing in Europe: Mapping policies

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  • Deblonde, Jessika
  • Meulemans, Herman
  • Callens, Steven
  • Luchters, Stanley
  • Temmerman, Marleen
  • Hamers, Françoise F.

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In the absence of treatment and in the context of discrimination, HIV testing was embedded within exceptional procedures. With increasing treatment effectiveness, early HIV diagnosis became important, calling for the normalization of testing. National HIV testing policies were mapped to explore the characteristics and variations across European countries.

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  • Deblonde, Jessika & Meulemans, Herman & Callens, Steven & Luchters, Stanley & Temmerman, Marleen & Hamers, Françoise F., 2011. "HIV testing in Europe: Mapping policies," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 103(2), pages 101-110.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:103:y:2011:i:2:p:101-110
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.06.012
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