Differences between Internet samples and conventional samples of men who have sex with men: implications for research and HIV interventions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 749-758

  Ross, Michael W ^a   Tikkanen, Ronny ^b   Månsson, Sven Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HIV; Internet; Male homosexuality; Survey research; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; COUNSELING; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034287015     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00493-1     Document Type: Article

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