Sex, drugs and escape: A psychological model of HIV-risk sexual behaviours

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 655-670

  Mckirnan, D J ^a   Ostrow, D G ^b   Hope, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030464881     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129650125371     Document Type: Article

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