HIV-related risk behaviors among a sample of men who have sex with men in puerto rico: An overview of substance use and sexual practices

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-68

  Colón López, Vivian ^a,b   Rodríguez Díaz, Carlos E ^a   Ortiz, Ana P ^a   Soto Salgado, Marivelisse ^a   Suárez, Erick ^b   Pérez, Cynthia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV infection; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Puerto Rico; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted infections; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957960709     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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