Resurgence of risk behaviors among men who have sex with men: The case for HAART realism

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 176-177

  Rietmeijer, Cornelis A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13944273771     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000156738.09438.53     Document Type: Editorial

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