Increasing HIV testing among Latinos by bundling HIV testing with other tests

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 849-859

  Galvan, Frank H ^a   Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^a   Ani, Chizobam ^b   Bing, Eric G ^a  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Bienestar Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundling; HIV; Latinos; Prevention; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748155396     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9072-3     Document Type: Article

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