Service engagement with high-risk men who have sex with men: Challenges and implications for social work practice

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-56

  Natale, Anthony P ^a   Moxley, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; HIV; MSM; Outreach and engagement; Social work in HIV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIROLOGY;

COMORBIDITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 61549116230     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380802440536     Document Type: Article

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