To test or not? HIV antibody testing amongst gay men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-65

  Flowers, Paul ^a   Church, Stephanie ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036299512     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136910502753389378     Document Type: Review

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