Men who specifically seek unprotected sex partners via the internet: Whose profiles are the most searched for by other site users?

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-431

  Klein, Hugh ^a,b  

^a Silver Spring   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; HIV risk behaviors; Internet; Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149461465     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2010.491745     Document Type: Article

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