Understandings of risk among HIV seroconverters in Sydney

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-52

  Slavin, Sean ^a   Richters, Juliet ^b   Kippax, Susan ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV; Risk; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION; SOCIAL ASPECT; THINKING;

EID: 16544379761     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857042000193057     Document Type: Article

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