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BOOKS

• Avrameas, Stratis, and Therese Ternynck. "Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)." In Encyclopedia of Immunology. Vol. 1. Ed. Ivan M. Roitt and Peter J. Delves. London: Academic Press, 1992.
• Bennett, Rebecca, and Erin, Charles A. (Editors). HIV and AIDS Testing, Screening, and Confidentiality: Ethics, Law, and Social Policy. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2001.
• Early HIV Infection Guideline Panel. Evaluation and Management of Early HIV Infection. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1994.
• Huber, Jeffrey T. Dictionary of AIDS-Related Terminology. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 1993.
• "Infectious Diseases: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)." In Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases and Drugs. Ed. Tricia Lacy Gomella et al. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1994.
• Katz, Mitchell H., and Harry Hollander. "HIV Infection." In Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. Ed. Lawrence M. Tierney et al. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1998.
• McClure, Myra. "Human Immunodeficiency Viruses." In Encyclopedia of Immunology. Vol. 2. Ed. by Ivan M. Roitt and Peter J. Delves. London: Academic Press, 1992.
• McFarland, Elizabeth J. "Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)." In Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment. Ed. William W. Hay et al. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1997.
• So, Peter, and Livette Johnson. "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)." In Conn's Current Therapy. Ed. Robert E. Rakel. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1997.
• Springhouse Publishing. Handbook of Diagnostic Tests. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Publishing Co., 1999.
• Towbin, Harry. "Western Blotting." In Encyclopedia of Immunology. Vol. 3. Ed. Ivan M. Roitt and Peter J. Delves. London: Academic Press, 1992.

PERIODICALS

• Freedberg, Kenneth A., and Samet, Jeffrey H. "Think HIV (HIV Testing)." Archives of Internal Medicine (September 27, 1999): 1994
• Kaplan, Edward H., and Satten, Glen A. "Repeat Screening for HIV: When to Test and Why." The Journal of the American Medical Association. (July 19, 2000): 285.
• Sieff, Elaine M., et al. "Anticipated Versus Actual Reaction to HIV Test Results." American Journal of Psychology. (Summer 1999): 297-298.
• Weinhardt, Lance S., et al. "Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Behavior Change." Archives of Internal Medicine. (May 22, 2000): 1538.
• Woehrle, Theresa A., and Branson, Bernard. "New Tests for Detecting HIV Infection." The Western Journal of Medicine. (December 1998): 371-372.

ORGANIZATION

• National Association of People with Aids. 1413 K St.N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3442. (202) 898-0414.
• National Institute of Health. Office of Aids Research. (301) 496-0357. <http://www.nih.gov/od/oar/index.htm>.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30337. (404) 639-3311. <http://www.cdc.gov>.

OTHER

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Testing Yourself for HIV-1, the Virus that Causes AIDS." 1999. Available at FDA Website: <http://www.fda.gov>. or by calling (301) 827-4460.
• [Article by: Ken R. Wells]



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