Sexual coercion in a sample of Puerto Rican gay males

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-58

  Toro Alfonso, José ^a   Rodríguez Madera, Sheilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Gay men; HIV prevention; Men who have sex with men; Sexual coercion

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248612262     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v17n01_04     Document Type: Article

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