Repeat HIV testing among Hispanic men who have sex with men - A sign of risk, prevention, or reassurance?

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 15, 2003, Pages 105-116

  Fernández, M Isabel ^a   Perrino, Tatiana ^a   Bowen, G Stephen ^a   Royal, Scott ^b   Varga, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX;

EID: 0344643432     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.15.1.5.105.23608     Document Type: Article

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