Hidden yet happening: the epidemics of sexually transmitted infections and HIV among men who have sex with men in developing countries

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 410-412

  Beyrer, Chris ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EMTRICITABINE PLUS TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; MICROBICIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNET; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STIGMA;

CRIME; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 57149085905     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033290     Document Type: Editorial

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