Guidance and practice on frequency of HIV and sexually transmitted infection testing in men who have sex with men - what is the European situation?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 213-218

  Patel, Rupali R ^a   Patel, Sonali ^b   Clarke, Emily ^c   Khan, Ahmed W ^d   Doshi, Bhavin ^e   Radcliffe, Keith W ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UTEE   (Czech Republic)

^f Whittall Street Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Europe location; high risk behaviour; HIV; homosexual; human immunodeficiency virus; MSM; screening; sexually transmitted infection; viral disease

Indexed keywords

AIDS; EUROPE LOCATION; HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOUR; HIV; HOMOSEXUAL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MSM; SCREENING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893925600     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413497700     Document Type: Article

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