Increase in HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men in New Zealand from a stable low period

Sexual Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 311-318

  Saxton, Peter J W ^a,b   Dickson, Nigel P ^b   McAllister, Susan M ^b   Sharples, Katrina ^b   Hughes, Anthony J ^a  

^a NEW ZEALAND AIDS FOUNDATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

characteristics; epidemic phases; per capita rates; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860389385     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH10087     Document Type: Article

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