Concurrent sexual partnerships among men who have sex with men in Shenzhen, China

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 506-511

  Ha, Toan H ^a   Liu, Hongjie ^a   Liu, Hui ^b   Cai, Yumao ^c   Feng, Tiejian ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHINA; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955175837     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d707c9     Document Type: Article

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