Homophobia, self-esteem, and risk for HIV among African American men who have sex with men

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 278-292

  Stokes, Joseph P ^a   Peterson, John L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; GEORGIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RELIGION AND SEX; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031809338     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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