Age disparity between sex partners of men who have sex with men is only a marker of HIV risk

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Potterat, John J ^a   Brewer, Devon D ^b  

^a Health Department   (United States)

^b Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650714723     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181f3d29c     Document Type: Letter

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