Home sampling for sexually transmitted infections and HIV in men who have sex with men: A prospective observational study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Fisher, Martin ^a   Wayal, Sonali ^b   Smith, Helen ^b   Llewellyn, Carrie ^b   Alexander, Sarah ^c   Ison, Catherine ^c   Parry, John V ^c   Singleton, Garth ^d   Perry, Nicky ^a   Richardson, Daniel ^a   Dean, G ^a   Fisher, M ^a   Phillips, A ^a   Bloom, G ^d  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HIV TEST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929468226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120810     Document Type: Article

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