HIV optimism does not explain increases in high-risk sexual behaviour among gay men of positive or negative HIV status in Sydney, Australia [8]

AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1215-1216

  Abelson, Jeanne ^a   Rawstorne, Patrick ^a   Crawford, June ^a   Mao, Limin ^a   Prestage, Garrett ^b   Kippax, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646877280     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000226972.42622.95     Document Type: Letter

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