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Sexually transmitted disease and HIV screening results of physician survey are reported

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 5th, 2006

Investigators report findings from a national survey on sexually transmitted disease and human immunodeficiency virus screening in a recent issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Researchers in the United States used "a previously conducted national physician survey to determine the extent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening by emergency physicians compared with physicians practicing in other settings (primary care offices, hospital ambulatory care clinics, or other)."

"From the survey responses, the authors determined the percentage of emergency physicians and physicians not practicing in EDs...

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