Why rectal douches may be acceptable rectal-microbicide delivery vehicles for men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 228-233

  Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^a   Bauermeister, José ^b   Ventuneac, Ana ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Mayer, Kenneth ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE;

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LAVAGE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM; RECTUM DOUCH; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BOSTON; DETERGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EPITHELIUM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650764580     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181bf9b2d     Document Type: Article

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