Commercial sex venues: A closer look at their impact on the syphilis and HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 439-443

  Aynalem, Getahun ^a,b   Smith, L ^b   Bemis, C ^b   Taylor, M ^b,c   Hawkins, K ^b   Kerndt, P ^b  

^a Los Angeles County STD Program   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33845895506     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020412     Document Type: Article

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