Lessons learned from use of social network strategy in HIV testing programs targeting African American men who have sex with men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1851-1856

  McCree, Donna H ^a   Millett, Gregorio ^b   Baytop, Chanza ^c   Royal, Scott ^c   Ellen, Jonathan ^d   Halkitis, Perry N ^e   Kupprat, Sandra A ^e   Gillen, Sara ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Harlem United   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BALTIMORE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SOCIAL NETWORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884135479     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301260     Document Type: Article

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