Loneliness and sexual risk behavior in gay men

Psychological Reports

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 815-825

  Martin, James I ^a,c   Knox, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031304097     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.81.3.815     Document Type: Article

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