Homonegativity, substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and hiv status in poor and ethnic men who have sex with men in Los Angeles

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Shoptaw, Steven ^a   Weiss, Robert E ^b   Munjas, Brett ^b   Hucks Ortiz, Christopher ^a   Young, Sean D ^a   Larkins, Sherry ^a   Victorianne, Gregory D ^a   Gorbach, Pamina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual men; Drug abuse; Gay men; HIV; Homonegativity; Homophobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 68249135639     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9372-5     Document Type: Article

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