HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and sexuality in later life

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-187

  Minichiello, Victor ^a   Hawkes, Gail ^a   Pitts, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageism; AIDS; Gender; HIV; Older persons; Sex; Sexual health; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; DIVORCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; ORGASM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 79955976938     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-010-0164-6     Document Type: Review

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