Screening for syphilis among men who have sex with men in various clinical settings

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 505-508

  Debattista, Joseph ^a,b   Dwyer, J ^b   Anderson, R ^b   Rowling, D ^b   Patten, J ^b   Mortlock, M ^c  

^a Sexual Health and AIDS Service   (Australia)

^b Prince Charles Hospital Health Service District   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CASE FINDING; DATA ANALYSIS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; SYPHILIS;

EID: 10344228201     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.010322     Document Type: Article

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