Barriers to HIV testing among Australian gay men

Sexual Health

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Prestage, Garrett ^a,b   Brown, Graham ^b   Keen, Phillip ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS   (Australia)

Author keywords

anal intercourse; men who have sex with men; policy; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; ONLINE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNSAFE SEX;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONDOMS; CULTURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84867633469     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: 14498987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH12033     Document Type: Review

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