Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine use, and relationship quality among HIV serodiscordant male couples

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 593-600

  Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Remien, Robert H ^a   Wagner, Glenn J ^b   Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^a   Hung, Yvonne ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cocaine; Gay male couples; Marijuana; Relationship quality; Serodiscordant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 27944480786     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-200068128     Document Type: Article

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