Prevalence and correlates of substance use among young Asian Pacific Islander men who have sex with men

Prevention Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  Operario, Don ^a   Choi, Kyung Hee ^b   Chu, Priscilla Lee ^c   McFarland, Willi ^b,c   Secura, Gina M ^d   Behel, Stephanie ^e   MacKellar, Duncan ^e   Valleroy, Linda ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Pacific Islander; Gay and bisexual men; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BISEXUALITY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33646494003     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-005-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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