The associations of binge alcohol use with HIV/STI risk and diagnosis among heterosexual African American men

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 101-106

  Raj, Anita ^a   Reed, Elizabeth ^b   Santana, M Christina ^c   Walley, Alexander Y ^c   Welles, Seth L ^d   Horsburgh, C Robert ^a   Flores, Stephen A ^e   Silverman, Jay G ^f  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^f Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Binge alcohol use; HIV STI; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BOSTON; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549109664     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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