Incidence and presentation of early syphilis diagnosed in HIV-positive gay men attending a central London outpatients' department

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-202

  Ivens, Dan ^a   Patel, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONDON; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 16344362455     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462053420202     Document Type: Article

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