Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 853-858

  Camoni, Laura ^g   Regine, Vincenza ^g   Colucci, Anna ^g   Dal Conte, Ivano ^a   Chiriotto, Monica ^a   Vullo, Vincenzo ^b   Sebastiani, Marina ^b   Cordier, Laura ^c   Beretta, Rosangela ^c   Fiore, Josè Ramon ^d   Tateo, Mariagrazia ^e   Affronti, Mario ^f   Cassarà, Giuseppina ^f   Suligoi, Barbara ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^g ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 70350099724     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2009.0036     Document Type: Article

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