Differences in substance use and sexual partnering between men who have sex with men, men who have sex with men and women and transgender women

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 629-642

  Bowers, Jane Rohde ^a   Branson, Catherine M ^b   Fletcher, Jesse ^c   Reback, Cathy J ^b,c  

^a Office of AIDS Programs and Policy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual men; Gay; HIV AIDS; Men who have sex with men; Substance use; Transgender women; USA

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956129433     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.564301     Document Type: Article

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