Greater risk for HIV infection of black men who have sex with men: A critical literature review

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1007-1019

  Millett, Gregorio A ^a   Peterson, John L ^b   Wolitski, Richard J ^a   Stall, Ron ^a  

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

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEGRO; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33744754669     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.066720     Document Type: Article

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