Male injecting drug users in the Deep South: Bisexual behaviour is a marker for elevated HIV risk

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 691-696

  Salazar, L F ^a,b   Crosby, R A ^c,d   Head, S ^a   Siegler, A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Bisexuality; HIV; Injection drug use; Men; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 78650082772     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.010053     Document Type: Article

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