Epidemiology of HIV among black and minority ethnic men who have sex with men in England and Wales

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-350

  Dougan, Sarah ^a   Elford, J ^b   Rice, B ^a   Brown, A E ^a   Sinka, K ^a   Evans, B G ^a   Gill, O N ^a   Fenton, K A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIA; ENGLAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WALES; WEST INDIES;

EID: 23844550288     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012328     Document Type: Article

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