The use of the Internet by gay and bisexual male escorts: Sex workers as sex educators

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1021-1035

  Parsons, J T ^a,b,c   Koken, J A ^b,c   Bimbi, D S ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Ctr HIV/AIDS Educ Studs Train   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGOTIATING; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 10644287817     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331292405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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