A model for understanding sexual health among Asian American/Pacific Islander men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 15, 2003, Pages 21-38

  Chng, Chwee Lye ^a   Wong, Frank Y ^b   Park, Royce J ^b   Edberg, Mark C ^c   Lai, David S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Development Services Group Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN AMERICAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MIGRATION; MODEL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037326205     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.15.1.5.21.23611     Document Type: Review

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