Sexually transmitted diseases, antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus, and subsequent development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome visitors of homosexual sauna clubs in copenhagen: 1982-1983

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 1-4

  Hofmann, Bo ^a,b,c   Kryger, Peter ^a,b,c   Pedersen, Nils Strandberg ^a,b,c   Nielsen, Jens Ole ^a,b,c   Oehlenschlager, Jacob ^a,b,c   Koerner, Einer Alex ^a,b,c   Van Den Berg, Tjerk ^a,b,c   Sprechler, Hans Henrik ^a,b,c   Nielsen, Carsten Møller ^a,b,c   Gerstoft, Jan ^a,b,c   Ryder, Lars P ^a,b,c   Faber, Viggo ^a,b,c   Svejgaard, Arne ^a,b,c  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; DENMARK; DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DENMARK; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STEAM BATH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0023918531     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-198801000-00001     Document Type: Article

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