Group sex events and HIV/STI risk in an urban network

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-446

  Friedman, Samuel R ^a   Bolyard, Melissa ^b   Khan, Maria ^a,c   Maslow, Carey ^d   Sandoval, Milagros ^a   Mateu Gelabert, Pedro ^a   Krauss, Beatrice ^e   Aral, Sevgi O ^f  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Public Health Solutions   (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Discordant couples; Group sex; HIV; Sexual networks; Sexually transmitted infections; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIA; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649120007     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181893f31     Document Type: Article

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