Beyond the down low: Sexual risk, protection, and disclosure among at-risk black men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW)

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 683-696

  Dodge, Brian ^a   Jeffries IV, William L ^b   Sandfort, Theo G M ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Bisexuality; Black; HIV AIDS; MSMW

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BISEXUAL MALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEGRO; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 50849136481     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9356-7     Document Type: Article

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