An examination of social network characteristics of men who have sex with men who use drugs

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 420-424

  Tobin, K E ^a   Latkin, C A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 57149115980     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.031591     Document Type: Article

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