The interaction of sexual identity with sexual behavior and its influence on HIV risk among Latino men: Results of a community survey in northern San Diego County, California

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Zellner, Jennifer A ^a   Martínez Donate, Ana P ^a,b   Sañudo, Fernando ^c   Fernández Cerdeño, Araceli ^a   Sipan, Carol L ^a   Hovell, Melbourne F ^a   Carrillo, Héctor ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149263164     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129809     Document Type: Article

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