Home sampling kits for sexually transmitted infections: Preferences and concerns of men who have sex with men

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-353

  Wayal, Sonali ^a   Llewellyn, Carrie ^a   Smith, Helen ^a   Fisher, Martin ^b  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home sampling; Men who have sex with men; Selfsampling; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ENGLAND; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251637630     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.535018     Document Type: Article

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