Untested and undiagnosed: Barriers to HIV testing among men who have sex with men, Beijing, China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-193

  Li, Xuefeng ^a   Lu, Hongyan ^b   Raymond, H F ^c   Sun, Yanming ^b   Jia, Yujiang ^d   He, Xiong ^b   Fan, Song ^a   Shao, Yiming ^a   McFarland, Willi ^c,d   Xiao, Yan ^a   Ruan, Yuhua ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862777710     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050248     Document Type: Article

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