Short-term impact evaluation of a social marketing campaign to prevent syphilis among men who have sex with men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-343

  Darrow, William W ^a   Biersteker, Susan ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Behavioral Research and Evaluation Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; SYPHILIS; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FLORIDA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL MARKETING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 39649122401     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.109413     Document Type: Article

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