Correlates of risky behaviors among young and older men having sexual relations with men in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 272-278

  Dufour, Annie ^a   Alary, Michel ^a,b   Otis, Joanne ^c   Noël, Roger ^c   Remis, Robert S ^d,e   Mâsse, Benoît ^a   Parent, Raymond ^b   Turmel, Bruno ^e   Lavoie, René ^f,g   LeClerc, Roger ⁱ   Vincelette, Jean ^h  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche de la Direction Régionale de la Santé Publique   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^f Action Séro Zéro   (Canada)

^g COCQ Sida ^*  (Canada)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

ⁱ Pavillon St Sacrement ^*

Author keywords

HIV; MSM; Risk behaviors; Unprotected anal sex

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 12944331283     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200003010-00011     Document Type: Article

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