HIV and ethnicity in Canada: Is the HIV risk-taking behaviour of young foreign-born MSM similar to Canadian born MSM?

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-16

  George, C ^a   Alary, M ^b,c   Hogg, R S ^d   Otis, J ^e,f   Remis, R S ^g   Masse B ^h   Turmel, B ⁱ   Leclerc, R ^j   Lavoie, R ^f   Vincelette, J ^k   Parent, R ^c   Chan, K ^d   Martindale, S ^d   Miller, M L ^d   Craib, K J P ^d   Schechter, M T ^d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f COCQ Sida ^*  (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^h Fred Hutchison Cancer Center   (United States)

ⁱ Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

^j Action Séro Zéro   (Canada)

^k CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; BODY PIERCING; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33845223073     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600909398     Document Type: Article

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