Sexual contexts and the process of risk reduction

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 797-814

  Braine, Naomi ^a   van Sluytman, Laurens ^b   Acker, Caroline ^c   Friedman, Sam ^d   Des Jarlais, Don C ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; HIV transmission; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79960204756     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.582688     Document Type: Article

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