HIV testing trends among gay men in Scotland, UK (1996-2005): Implications for HIV testing policies and prevention

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 550-554

  Williamson, L M ^a   Flowers, P ^b   Knussen, C ^b   Hart, G J ^c  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449193111     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033886     Document Type: Article

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