Heterogeneity of risk among African-American men who have sex with men

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-54

  Rothenberg, Richard ^a   Peterson, John ^b   Brown, Mark ^a   Kraft, Joan Marie ^c   Trotter II, Robert ^d   Beeker, Carolyn ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAMSM; Epidemiology; HIV AIDS; Sexual risk; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33847236183     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207779949826     Document Type: Article

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