Refocusing health promotion for syphilis prevention: Results of a case-control study of men who have sex with men on England's south coast

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-83

  Imrie, John ^a,b,d   Lambert, N ^a   Mercer, C H ^b   Copas, A J ^b   Phillips, A ^a   Dean, G ^a   Watson, R ^c   Fisher, M ^a  

^a BRIGHTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; ANAL SEXUAL CONTACT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MICROSCOPY; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONDOMS; ENGLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33144473578     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.015156     Document Type: Article

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