HIV prevention and care in the digital age

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Chiasson, Mary Ann ^a,b   Hirshfield, Sabina ^a   Rietmeijer, Cornelis ^c  

^a Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer technology; HIV; Internet; MSM; Prevention; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649365612     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fcb878     Document Type: Review

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