Trust and sexual interaction: The significance of the internet on the sex life and sexual risk behaviors of gay and bisexual men in Spain

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-138

  Fernáandez Dáavila, Percy ^a,b,c   Lorca, Kati Zaragoza ^a  

^a Departments of Haematology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gay bisexual men; HIV AIDS; Internet; Risk behavior; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959290369     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317611.2011.566307     Document Type: Article

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