Nonnegligible increasing temporal trends in unprotected anal intercourse among men who have sexual relations with other men in Montreal

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-212

  George, Clemon ^a   Alary, Michel ^b,c   Otis, Joanne ^d,e   Demers, Eric ^b   Remis, Robert S ^f   Mâsse, Benoît ^g   Lavoie, René ^e   Vincelette, Jean ^h   Parent, Raymond ^c   LeClerc, Roger ^e   Turmel, Bruno ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e COCQ Sida ^*  (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g Fred Hutchison Cancer Center   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Sexual behavior; Unprotected anal intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33745073755     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000200664.24968.4c     Document Type: Article

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