Bringing HIV/STI testing programmes to high-risk men

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 600-604

  Binson, Diane ^a   Woods, W J ^a   Pollack, L ^a   Sheon, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathhouses; Gay men; HIV testing; MSM; Sex clubs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BATH; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE; BATHS; DATA COLLECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 25844454690     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462054944462     Document Type: Article

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