Recreational drug use in men who have sex with men (MSM) attending UK sexual health services is significantly higher than in non-MSM

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1061, 2014, Pages 133-138

  Hunter, L J ^a   Dargan, P I ^a,b   Benzie, A ^a   White, J A ^a   Wood, D M ^a,b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEXUAL MEDICINE; TOXICOLOGY;

ADULT; DRUG USERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84894255541     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131428     Document Type: Article

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