Oral sex and hiv risk reduction: Perceived risk, behaviors, and strategies among young hiv negative gay men

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-24

  Halkitis, Perry N ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hiv; Homosexual men; Oral intercourse; Prevention; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037625186     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v11n04_01     Document Type: Article

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