Individual characteristics are less important than event characteristics in predicting protected and unprotected anal intercourse among homosexual and bisexual men in Melbourne, Australia

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 474-477

  Smith, Anthony M A ^a   Grierson, J ^a   Pitts, M ^a   Pattison, P ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUAL MALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUNA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNSAFE SEX; VICTORIA;

EID: 33845904622     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020917     Document Type: Article

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