Risk of Kaposi's sarcoma and oroanal sexual contact

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 673-679

  Grulich, Andrew E ^a   Kaldor, John M ^a   Hendry, Olympia ^a   Luo, Kehui ^a   Bodsworth, Neil J ^b   Cooper, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Taylor Square Private Clinic ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; feces; HIV; homosexuality male; Kaposi's; sarcoma; sex behavior; sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030898443     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/145.8.673     Document Type: Article

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