Recreational drug use and sexual risk practice among men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 95-97

  Ruf, Murad ^a   Lovitt, C ^b   Imrie, J ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Inequalities Unit   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33645802217     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.018317     Document Type: Editorial

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