Lack of awareness of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis among HIV-infected and uninfected men attending an inner London clinic

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 629-630

  De Silva, Shamela ^a,c   Miller, Robert F ^b   Walsh, John ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV; Medical audit; Post exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AWARENESS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33748366188     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778113177     Document Type: Article

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