Men who have sex with men prefer rapid testing for syphilis and may test more frequently using it

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 557-558

  Lee, David ^a,b   Fairley, Christopher ^a,b   Cummings, Rosey ^a   Bush, Matiu ^a   Read, Tim ^a   Chen, Marcus ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DETERMINE SYPHILIS TP IMMUNOASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUSTRALIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 77955873301     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d707de     Document Type: Article

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