Older partner selection, sexual risk behaviour and unrecognised HIV infection among black and Latino men who have sex with men

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 442-447

  Joseph, Heather A ^a   Marks, Gary ^a   Belcher, Lisa ^a   Millett, Gregorio A ^a   Stueve, Ann ^b   Bingham, Trista A ^c   Lauby, Jennifer ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c HIV Epidemiology Program   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HIV TEST; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MODEL; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEW YORK CITY; PHILADELPHIA; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960699790     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050010     Document Type: Article

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