Spontaneous comparisons with others in gay men's judgements of HIV risk

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Gold, Ron S ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV risk; Spontaneous comparisons; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 34547607333     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207780132370     Document Type: Article

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