HIV-related sexual risk taking among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Zagreb, Croatia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 505-512

  Štulhofer, Aleksandar ^a   Baćak, Valerio ^a   Božičević, Ivana ^b   Begovac, Josip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Condom use; Croatia; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONDOMS; CROATIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43449087370     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-007-9327-3     Document Type: Article

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