Human immunodeficiency virus testing uptake and risk behaviours in Spain

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 552-558

  De La Fuente, L ^a,b,c   Suarez, M ^b   Belza, M J ^c,d   Vallejo, F ^a,c   Garcia M ^e   Alvarez R ^e   Castilla, J ^c,f   Rodes A ^c,g   Arrillaga, Arantxa ⁱ   Barrio, Gregorio ^h   Bolea, Ángela ^h   Molist, Gemma ^h   Hoyos, Juan ^h   Parras, Francisco ^h   Aramburu, Ana ^e   López, Montserrat ^e   Martínez, Miguel Ángel ^e   Melero, Isabel ^e   Royo, Aurora ^e  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b Secretaria del Plan Nacional sobre el Sida   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e Instituto Nacional de Estadistica   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^g Subdireccio General de Vigilancia I Resposta a Emergencies de Salut Publica   (Spain)

^h MINISTERIO DE SANIDAD Y CONSUMO   (Spain)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 67650099705     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.076240     Document Type: Article

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