Increased HIV testing in men who have sex with men

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7850, 2012, Pages 11-

  Burns, F ^a   Hart, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; COMMUNITY LIVING; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 84859170385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e501     Document Type: Editorial

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