Psychosocial experiences of East and Southeast Asian men who use gay Internet chatrooms in Toronto: An implication for HIV/AIDS prevention

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-167

  Poon, Maurice Kwong Lai ^a   Ho, Peter Trung Thu ^b   Wong, Josephine Pui Hing ^b   Wong, Gabriel ^b   Lee, Ruthann ^b  

^a Asian Community AIDS Services   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asian MSM; Gay Asian Men; HIV AIDS; Prevention; Social Services

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANADA; CONDOM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 17144371868     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850500071202     Document Type: Article

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