Understanding the complexity of alcohol-related intimate partner violence in the lives of Hispanic men who have sex with men: Methodological issues and considerations

Gender Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-104

  Peralta, Robert L ^a   Ross, Jodi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Gender; Hispanic; Hiv aids; Intimate partner violence; Latino; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950707454     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-009-9067-y     Document Type: Review

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