Racial disparities in HIV incidence among young men who have sex with men: The Baltimore young men's survey

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-348

  Sifakis, Frangiscos ^a   Hylton, John B ^a   Flynn, Colin ^b   Solomon, Liza ^b   MacKellar, Duncan A ^c   Valleroy, Linda A ^c   Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Incidence; Men who have sex with men; Racial disparities; Young Men's Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEROCONVERSION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 37349083835     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31815724cc     Document Type: Article

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