Incidence of and risk factors for sexual orientation-related physical assault among young men who have sex with men

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1028-1035

  Lampinen, Thomas M ^a   Chan, Keith ^a   Anema, Aranka ^a   Miller, Mary Lou ^a   Schilder, Arn J ^a   Schechter, Martin T ^a   Hogg, Robert Stephen ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CANADA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; BISEXUALITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44849102426     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.122705     Document Type: Article

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