In the dark: Young men's stories of sexual initiation in the absence of relevant sexual health information

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-263

  Kubicek, Katrina ^a   Beyer, William J ^a   Weiss, George ^a   Iverson, Ellen ^a,b   Kipke, Michele D ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay young men who have sex with men; HIV AIDS; Sexual education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952165061     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109339993     Document Type: Article

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