Strategies to manage the HIV epidemic in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Beyrer, Chris ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevention; human rights; men who have sex with men; pre exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; REVIEW;

BISEXUALITY; CHEMOPREVENTION; EPIDEMICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84891834028     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000037     Document Type: Review

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