A comparison of HIV-related factors among seropositive Brazilian, South American, and Puerto Rican gay men in the United States

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 450-463

  Bianchi, Fernanda T ^a   Reisen, Carol A ^a   Zea, Maria Cecilia ^a   Poppen, Paul J ^a   Echeverry, John J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian; Disclosure; Hispanic; HIV; MSM; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745871196     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986306291127     Document Type: Review

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