Sexually transmitted diseases surveillance among incarcerated men who have sex with men - An opportunity for HIV prevention

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 15, 2003, Pages 117-126

  Chen, James L ^a   Bovée, Maria Campos ^a   Kerndt, Peter R ^a  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GONORRHEA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SAFE SEX; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0037328898     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.15.1.5.117.23614     Document Type: Article

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