Anthropological Assessment for Culturally Appropriate Interventions Targeting Men Who Have Sex with Men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 867-871

  Silenzio, Vincent M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0038240352     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.6.867     Document Type: Review

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