Perceived risks and protective strategies employed by young men who have sex with men (YMSM) when seeking online sexual partners

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 679-690

  Bauermeister, José A ^a   Giguere, Rebecca ^b   Carballo Diéguez, Alex ^b   Ventuneac, Ana ^b   Eisenberg, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956369440     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499597     Document Type: Article

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