Has testing been normalized? An analysis of changes in barriers to HIV testing among men who have sex with men between 2000 and 2010 in Scotland, UK.

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Published in HIV Med on August 30, 2012

Authors

P Flowers1, C Knussen, J Li, L McDaid

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychology and Allied Health Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. p.flowers@gcu.ac.uk

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