Comparison of risk behaviors and socio-cultural profile of men who have sex with men survey respondents recruited via venues and the internet

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tsui, Hi Yi ^a   Lau, Joseph T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951773108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-232     Document Type: Article

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