A longitudinal study of the association between treatment optimism and sexual risk behavior in young adult gay and bisexual men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1514-1519

  Huebner, David M ^a   Rebchook, Gregory M ^a   Kegeles, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual men; Gay men; HIV; Sexual behavior; Treatment optimism

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 10044238868     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000127027.55052.22     Document Type: Article

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