Problematic alcohol use and HIV risk among black men who have sex with men in massachusetts

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

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 577-587

  Reisner, Sari L ^a,b   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a,b,c   Bland, Sean ^a   Skeer, Margie ^a,b   Cranston, Kevin ^d   Isenberg, Deborah ^d   Driscoll, Maura ^d   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,e  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Alcohol; Black; HIV; MSM; STD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS SCREENING; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 77952490152     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903311482     Document Type: Article

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