Life events and sexual risk among HIV-negative, heterosexual, methamphetamine users

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-363

  Semple, Shirley J ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^b   Zians, Jim ^a   Patterson, Thomas L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 77954981776     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490903015843     Document Type: Article

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