Tip of the iceberg: Young men who have sex with men, the internet, and HIV risk

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1113-1117

  Garofalo, Robert ^a,b,d   Herrick, Amy ^b   Mustanski, Brian S ^c   Donenberg, Geri Rachel ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34250634904     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.075630     Document Type: Article

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