Dogs Are Talking: San Francisco's social marketing campaign to increase syphilis screening.
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To promote regular syphilis testing among men who have sex with men in San Francisco, a social marketing campaign, Dogs Are Talking, was created. An evaluation of the campaign found no difference in syphilis testing among men who recalled the campaign and those that did not. A significant difference was seen among HIV-infected men.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Sexually transmitted diseases
دوره 37 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010