The HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in central and Eastern Europe

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 33-50

  Zigrovic, Lucija ^a   Voncina, Luka ^a   Bozicevic, Ivana ^a   Munz, Monique ^b   Lazarus, Jeffrey V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Eastern Europe; HIV AIDS; Men who have sex with men; Stigmatization; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 77949542670     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15574090903327968     Document Type: Review

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