Sex and sexuality in the Shenzhen tongzhi circle: HIV risk context and migrant men who have sex with men in China

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 689-702

  Chapman, Jenifer ^a   Cai, Yumao ^b   Hillier, Sheila ^c   Estcourt, Claudia ^c  

^a Futures Group International   (United States)

^b Institute of Dermato Venereology   (China)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Risk; Sexual networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIGRATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949138622     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050902977562     Document Type: Article

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