Why sexual health promotion misses its audience: Men who have sex with men reading the texts

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-219

  Lee, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Health education; HIV; Homosexuals; Sexual health; Visual media

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249726556     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260710736886     Document Type: Article

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