The acceptability of different HIV testing approaches: Cross-sectional study among GMSM in Australia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 592-595

  Yang, M ^a   Prestage, G ^a,b   Maycock, B ^c   Brown, G ^b,c   De Wit, J ^d   McKechnie, M ^a   Guy, R ^a   Keen, P ^a   Fairley, C K ^e,f,g   Zablotska, I B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; OCCUPATION; RAPID TEST; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; STUDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911449906     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051495     Document Type: Article

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