Australian men who have sex with men prefer rapid oral HIV testing over conventional blood testing for HIV

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 428-430

  Chen, M Y ^a,b   Bilardi, J E ^b   Lee, D ^a   Cummings, R ^a   Bush, M ^a   Fairley, C K ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; HIV; Homosexual; Men; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77954908034     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009552     Document Type: Article

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