HIV testing trends and correlates among young Asian and Pacific Islander men who have sex with men in two U.S. cities

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-55

  Do, Tri D ^a   Hudes, Esther S ^a   Proctor, Kristopher ^a   Han, Chung Sook ^a   Choi, Kyung Hee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PACIFIC ISLANDS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33645007344     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: 08999546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2006.18.1.44     Document Type: Article

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