Penile modification in young Thai men: Risk environments, procedures and widespread implications for HIV and sexually transmitted infections

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-197

  Thomson, N ^a   Sutcliffe, C G ^b   Sirirojn, B ^c   Sintupat, K ^c   Aramrattana, A ^c   Samuels, A ^d   Celentano, David D ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DETENTION; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER PRESSURE; PENIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THAILAND; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; BODY MODIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SELF MUTILATION; THAILAND; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 45549092945     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.028530     Document Type: Article

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