Masculinity and relationship agreements among male same-sex couples

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 460-470

  Wheldon, Christopher W ^a   Pathak, Elizabeth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COITUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956987939     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490903100587     Document Type: Article

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