Survey investigating homosexual behaviour among adult males used to estimate the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among men who have sex with men in Japan

Sexual Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-124

  Ichikawa, Seiichi ^a   Kaneko, Noriyo ^a   Koerner, Jane ^a,b   Shiono, Satoshi ^a,b   Shingae, Akitomo ^a,b   Ito, Toshihiro ^a,c  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b The Japan Foundation   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; questionnaire; same sex attraction

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251642461     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH10073     Document Type: Article

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