Acceptability of an internet-based partner notification system for sexually transmitted infection exposure among men who have sex with men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1009-1011

  Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b   Fair, Andrew D ^a   Tetu, Ashley M ^a   Novak, David S ^c   VanDerwarker, Rodney ^a   Bertrand, Thomas ^c   Adelson, Stephan ^d   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,e  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Online Buddies Inc   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT TRACING; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44849107418     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.098467     Document Type: Article

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