HIV testing among men who have sex with men: How often should one test?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-24

  Roark, Randall A ^a   Webster, Robert D ^b   Darrow, William W ^c   Stempel, Robert R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; HIV testing and counseling; homosexual men; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FLORIDA; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844312698     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200501000-00004     Document Type: Article

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