Improvements in sexual health testing among gay men in Sydney, Australia, 2003-2007

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 758-760

  Zablotska, Iryna B ^a   Imrie, J ^a   Bourne, C ^b,c   Grulich, A E ^d   Frankland, A ^a   Prestage, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Homosexual; Prevention; Screening; STI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNSAFE SEX; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 55849140148     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008193     Document Type: Article

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