Internet use and risk behaviours: An online survey of visitors to three gay websites in China

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 571-576

  Zhang, D ^c   Bi, P ^c   Lv, F ^a,b,d   Tang, H ^b   Zhang, J ^d   Hiller, J E ^c  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b University of Adelaide ^*  (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Huichuan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CONDOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 37349048220     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.026138     Document Type: Article

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