A randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of an Internet-based intervention in reducing HIV risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 820-828

  Lau, J T F ^a   Lau, M ^a   Cheung, A ^a   Tsui, H Y ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics

Author keywords

Chinese; Internet; Intervention; Men who have sex with men; Randomized controlled trial; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PEER COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 50449105562     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701694048     Document Type: Article

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