HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in New Zealand 1985-2009: 25 years of public health monitoring

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-279

  Saxton, P W J ^a,b   Dickson, N P ^a   McAllister, S M ^a   Hughes, A J ^b   Sharples, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEW ZEALAND AIDS FOUNDATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; Men who have sex with men; New Zealand; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858069616     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.011213     Document Type: Article

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