Viral load and HIV treatment attitudes as correlates of sexual risk behavior among HIV-positive gay men

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-269

  Vanable, Peter A ^a   Ostrow, David G ^b   McKirnan, David J ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; HAART; HIV positive; Sexual risk behavior; Treatment optimism; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0037352666     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00483-X     Document Type: Article

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