Projected Survival Gains from Revising State Laws Requiring Written Opt-in Consent for HIV Testing
April MD, Chiosi JJ, Paltiel AD, Sax PE, Walensky RP. Projected Survival Gains from Revising State Laws Requiring Written Opt-in Consent for HIV Testing. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 661-667. PMID: 21286837, PMCID: PMC3101973, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1637-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential survival gainsSurvival gainHIV testingDiagnosis rateAnnual HIV incidenceProportion of HIVUndiagnosed HIV prevalenceAnnual HIV diagnosis ratesHIV diagnosis ratesHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceEarly diagnosisHIVDisease controlLYGSurveillance dataAdult personsConsentConsent methodsPersonsPatientsConsent lawsBackgroundAlthoughDesignWeObjectiveTo