Sexual and HIV risk behaviour in Central and Eastern European migrants in London

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-324

  Burns, Fiona M ^a   Evans, Alison R ^a   Mercer, Catherine H ^a   Parutis, Violetta ^a   Gerry, Christopher J ^a   Mole, Richard C M ^a   French, Rebecca S ^b   Imrie, John ^a,c   Hart, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956277033     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.047209     Document Type: Article

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