Insert Discourse: Rectal Douching Among Young HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Canada

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-343

  Schilder, Arn J ^a   Orchard, Treena R ^a,b   Buchner, Christopher S ^c   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a,d   Hogg, Robert S ^a,e  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Vancouver Coastal Research Institute   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Douche; HIV; MSM; Sexuality; The body; Unprotected receptive anal intercourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551470020     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-010-9077-7     Document Type: Article

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