Reasons for having sex and sexual risk-taking: A study of heterosexual male STD clinic patients

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

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-296

  Hoffman, V ^a,c   Bolton, R ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOVE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0030769464     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129750125082     Document Type: Article

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