Use of saliva as a lubricant in anal sexual practices among homosexual men

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-167

  Butler, Lisa M ^a   Osmond, Dennis H ^a   Jones, Alison Graves ^a   Martin, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal intercourse; Homosexual; Lubricant; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749112392     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31819388a9     Document Type: Article

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