A major HIV risk factor for young men who have sex with men is sex with older partners

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-114

  Coburn, Brian J ^a   Blower, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953081484     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181d43999     Document Type: Editorial

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