Alcohol and sexual HIV risk behavior among problem drinking men who have sex with men: An event level analysis of timeline followback data

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 299-307

  Irwin, Thomas W ^a,f,g   Morgenstern, Jon ^a,b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c   Wainberg, Milton ^d   Labouvie, Erich ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^g NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Gay and bisexual men; HIV risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DRINKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BISEXUALITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745270012     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9045-7     Document Type: Article

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