Global HIV surveillance among MSM: Is risk behavior seriously underestimated?

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2301-2303

  Bengtsson, Linus ^a   Thorson, Anna ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epidemiology; HIV; men who have sex with men; respondent driven sampling; risk behavior; sampling methods; surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

CHINA; CONDOMS; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77957235262     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833d207d     Document Type: Note

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