A strategy for selecting sexual partners believed to pose little/no risks for HIV: Serosorting and its implications for HIV transmission

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1279-1288

  Eaton, Lisa A ^a   Kalichman, Seth C ^a   O'Connell, Daniel A ^b   Karchner, William D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AIDS Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute infection; HIV testing; Prevention messages; Serosorting

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DECISION MAKING; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 70450202592     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120902803208     Document Type: Review

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