Sexual risk and substance use behaviors among African American men who have sex with men and women

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 576-583

  Operario, Don ^a   Smith, Carla Dillard ^b   Arnold, Emily ^c   Kegeles, Susan ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAL PEP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV; Men; MSMW; Risk behavior; Substance use

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960008054     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9588-0     Document Type: Article

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