Reducing HIV infections at circuit parties: From description to explanation and principles of intervention design

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 32-46

  Ghaziani, Amin ^a   Cook, Thomas D ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circuit parties; club drugs; HIV AIDS; intervention; sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; BISEXUALITY; CROWDING; DANCING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

BISEXUALITY; DANCING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS BEHAVIOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 26944450937     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109705277978     Document Type: Review

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