Sex with older partners is associated with primary HIV infection among men who have sex with men in North Carolina

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Hurt, Christopher B ^a   Matthews, Derrick D ^b   Calabria, Molly S ^a   Green, Kelly A ^a   Adimora, Adaora A ^a   Golin, Carol E ^c   Hightow Weidman, Lisa B ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age mixing; Men who have sex with men; North Carolina; Primary HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953041984     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c99114     Document Type: Article

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