The social/sexual environment of gay men residing in a rural frontier state: Implications for the development of HIV prevention programs

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-55

  Williams, Mark L ^a   Bowen, Anne M ^b   Horvath, Keith J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 11144239349     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00061.x     Document Type: Review

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