HIV prevention and treatment for South African men who have sex with men

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 708-710

  Rebe, Kevin B ^a   Struthers, Helen ^a   de Swardt, Glenn ^a   McIntyre, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMTRICITABINE; TENOFOVIR;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; EARLY INTERVENTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80053325425     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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