The European men-who-have-sex-with-men internet survey (EMIS): Design and methods

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-257

  Weatherburn, Peter ^a   Schmidt, Axel J ^a   Hickson, Ford ^a   Reid, David ^a   Berg, Rigmor C ^b   Hospers, Harm J ^c   Marcus, Ulrich ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural surveillance; Community surveying; HIV; Internet; Male homosexuality; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886088693     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-013-0119-4     Document Type: Article

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