HIV-testing of men who have sex with men: Variable testing rates among clinicians

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 727-729

  Petlo, T ^a   Fairley, C K ^a,b   Whitton, B ^b   Coles, K ^b   Chen, M Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

HIV; Men who have sex with men; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MAN TO MAN SEX; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 83455213339     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011236     Document Type: Article

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