Use and perceptions of the internet for sexual information and partners: A study of young men who have sex with men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 803-816

  Kubicek, Katrina ^a   Carpineto, Julie ^a   McDavitt, Bryce ^a   Weiss, George ^a   Kipke, Michele D ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay homosexual; Internet; Relationships; Sexual education; Young men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959563751     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9666-4     Document Type: Article

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