Does the frequency of HIV and STI testing0 among men who have sex with men in primary care adhere with Australian guidelines?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-376

  Guy, Rebecca ^a   Goller, J L ^b   Spelman, T ^b   El Hayek, C ^b   Gold, J ^b   Lim, M ^b   Leslie, D ^c   Tee, B K ^d   Roth, N ^e   Anderson, J ^f   Fairley, C K ^g,h   Kaldor, J ^a   Hellard, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d The Centre Clinic   (Australia)

^e Prahran Market Clinic   (Australia)

^f Northside Clinic   (Australia)

^g MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958069844     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.040972     Document Type: Article

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