Why the wait? Delayed HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 642-655

  Nelson, Kimberly M ^a   Thiede, Hanne ^b   Hawes, Stephen E ^a   Golden, Matthew R ^c   Hutcheson, Rebecca ^b   Carey, James W ^d   Kurth, Ann ^a,f   Jenkins, Richard A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Delayed testing; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; MSM

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954657251     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9434-8     Document Type: Article

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