National study of HIV testing in men who have sex with men attending genitourinary clinics in the United Kingdom

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-270

  Munro, H L ^a   Lowndes, C M ^a   Daniels, D G ^b   Sullivan, A K ^c   Robinson, A J ^d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 49049094411     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.025536     Document Type: Article

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