Mistaken assumptions and missed opportunities: Correlates of undiagnosed HIV infection among black and Latino men who have sex with men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-71

  Millett, Gregorio A ^a   Ding, Helen ^b   Marks, Gary ^a   Jeffries IV, William L ^b   Bingham, Trista ^c   Lauby, Jennifer ^d   Murrill, Christopher ^b   Flores, Stephen ^a   Stueve, Ann ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HIV Epidemiology Program   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION   (United States)

^e EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Black; HIV; Latino; MSM; Undiagnosed; Unrecognized

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155198781     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31822542ad     Document Type: Article

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