Self-reported history of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and STI-related utilization of the German health care system by men who have sex with men: Data from a large convenience sample

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schmidt, Axel J ^a   Marcus, Ulrich ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delivery of Health Care MeSH ; Health Surveys MeSH ; Men who have sex with men (MSM) non MeSH ; Sexual Behaviour MeSH ; Sexually Transmitted Diseases MeSH

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955954303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-132     Document Type: Article

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