Sexual risk behavior in men attending Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 343-356

  Benotsch, Eric G ^a   Nettles, Christopher D ^a   Wong, Felicia ^b   Redmann, Jean ^b   Boschini, Jill ^b   Pinkerton, Steven D ^c   Ragsdale, Kathleen ^d   Mikytuck, John J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NO/AIDS Task Force   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^e AIDS Help Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV transmission; IMB model; Men who have Sex with Men (MSM); Tourists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAVEL;

EID: 34848908003     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9054-8     Document Type: Article

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