Correlates of sexual risk-taking behaviour among HIV seropositive gay men in concordant primary partner relationships

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-113

  Halkitis, Perry N ^a   Wilton, L ^b   Parsons, J T ^c   Hoff, C ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONOGAMY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0742318862     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500310001637788     Document Type: Article

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