Who is omitted from repeated offline HIV behavioural surveillance among MSM? implications for interpreting trends

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3133-3144

  Saxton, Peter ^a   Dickson, Nigel ^a   Hughes, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEW ZEALAND AIDS FOUNDATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Internet; MSM; Sampling; Surveillance; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84889101983     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0485-1     Document Type: Article

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