An integrated model of care to counter high incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men - Initial analysis of service utilizers in Zurich

BMC Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schwappach, David L B ^a,b   Bruggmann, Philip ^c  

^a Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur risikoarmen Umgang mit Drogen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWITZERLAND; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 44849130098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-180     Document Type: Article

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