A systematic review of evidence to inform HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men in Europe

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 1-20

  Stromdahl S ^a   Hickson, F ^b   Pharris, A ^c   Sabido, M ^d   Baral, S ^a,e   Thorson, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^d Fundacio SIDA i Societat   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CIRCUMCISION; CONDOM; CONDOM USE; COUNSELING; EUROPE; HIV SEROSORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PEER GROUP; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; UTILIZATION;

CONDOMS; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX;

EID: 84928027060     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.15.21096     Document Type: Review

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