Using GRADE methodology for the development of public health guidelines for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender people

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Akl, Elie A ^a,b   Kennedy, Caitlin ^c   Konda, Kelika ^d   Caceres, Carlos F ^d   Horvath, Tara ^e   Ayala, George ^f   Doupe, Andrew ^g   Gerbase, Antonio ^h   Wiysonge, Charles Shey ⁱ   Segura, Eddy R ^d   Schünemann, Holger J ^b   Lo, Ying Ru ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Global Forum on MSM and HIV   (United States)

^g Independent Consultant ^*  (Australia)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRANSSEXUALISM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84861439815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-386     Document Type: Article

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