Assessing maladaptive responses to the stress of being at risk of HIV infection among HIV-negative gay men in New York City

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-73

  Yi, Huso ^a   Shidlo, Ariel ^b   Sandfort, Theo ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650599772     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490903487570     Document Type: Article

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