Sexually transmitted infections in Western Europe among HIV-positive men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 783-790

  Dougan, Sarah ^a   Evans, Barry G ^b   Elford, Jonathan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRANCE; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS C; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CONDOMS; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34648821230     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000260919.34598.5b     Document Type: Review

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