BCN Checkpoint, a community-based centre for men who have sex with men in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, shows high efficiency in HIV detection and linkage to care

HIV Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.3, 2013, Pages 25-28

  Meulbroek, M ^a   Ditzel, E ^a   Saz, J ^a   Taboada, H ^a   Perez F ^a   Perez A ^a   Carrillo, A ^a   Font, G ^b   Marazzi, G ^b   Uya, J ^b   Cabrero, J ^b   Ingrami, M ^b   Marin R ^b   Coll, J ^b   Pujol, F ^a  

^a Projecte dels NOMS Hispanosida ^*  (Spain)

^b BCN Checkpoint Projecte Dels Noms   (Spain)

Author keywords

BCN Checkpoint; Community based centre; HIV detection; Linkage to care; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

BCN CHECKPOINT; COMMUNITY-BASED CENTRE; HIV DETECTION; LINKAGE TO CARE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SPAIN;

EID: 84883353196     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12054     Document Type: Article

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