Sexual behavior, sexual identity, and substance abuse among low-income bisexual and non-gay-identifying African American men who have sex with men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 748-762

  Harawa, Nina T ^a   Williams, John K ^b   Ramamurthi, Hema C ^b   Manago, Cleo ^c   Avina, Sergio ^d   Jones, Marvin ^d  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AmASSI Health and Cultural Center   (United States)

^d JWCH Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

African American men; Alcohol; Bisexuality; Crack cocaine; Homosexuality; Methamphetamine; Substance abuse disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50849105096     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9361-x     Document Type: Article

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