Predictors of recent HIV testing in homosexual men in Australia

HIV Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-276

  Jin, F Y ^a   Prestage, G ^a   Law, M G ^a   Kippax, S ^b   Van de Ven, P ^b   Rawsthorne, P ^b   Kaldor, J M ^a   Grulich, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Homosexuality; Male; Prevention; Serological test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0036813884     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2002.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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