Why do men who have sex with men test for HIV infection? Results from a community-based testing program in Seattle

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 724-728

  Katz, David A ^a,b   Swanson, Fred ^c   Stekler, Joanne D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Gay City Health Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UNPROTECTED SEX;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRITES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883284066     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000431068.61471.af     Document Type: Article

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