The economics of sexuality: The effect of HIV/AIDS on homosexual behavior in the United States

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 675-689

  Francis, Andrew M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DATA SET; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43549112283     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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