Perceptions of heterosexual African American males' high-risk sex behaviors

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-166

  Thompson Robinson, Melva ^a   Weaver, Mike ^b   Shegog, Marya ^c   Richter, Donna ^c   Usdan, Stuart ^a   Saunders, Ruth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American males; HIV risk; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849172123     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0602.156     Document Type: Article

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