Stage of HIV-infection and social support networks: Gay and bisexual men's embeddedness with family, friends, and partners

Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 21-40

  Vandehey, Michael A ^a   Shuff, I Michael ^b   Diekhoff, George M ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual males; Embeddedness; Gay males; HIV AIDS; Social support

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 1942530670     PISSN: 15381501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J187v02n02_03     Document Type: Article

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