Increasing the reach of HIV testing to young latino MSM: Results of a pilot study integrating outreach and services

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 756-765

  Erausquin, Jennifer Toller ^a   Duan, Naihua ^b   Grusky, Oscar ^c   Swanson, Aimee Noelle ^d   Kerrone, Dustin ^e   Rudy, Ellen T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Sociology   (United States)

^d NIDA P50 Center for Excellence in the UCLA   (United Kingdom)

^e LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER   (United States)

^f Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based organization; HIV AIDS; Latino; Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349579940     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0189     Document Type: Article

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