Substance use, sexual identity, and health care provider use in men who have sex with men

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 452-459

  Merighi, Joseph R ^a   Chassler, Deborah ^a   Lundgren, Lena ^a   Inniss, Hutson W ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tapestry Health Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

health care utilization; MSM; sexual identity; social support; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEN; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79951560715     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2010.502208     Document Type: Article

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