Achieving safety: Safer sex, communication, and desire among young gay men

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 645-669

  Eisenberg, Anna ^a   Bauermeister, José A ^a   Pingel, Emily ^a   Johns, Michelle Marie ^a   Santana, Matthew Leslie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; HIV; intention; Internet; men who have sex with men; safer sex; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961087129     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558411402342     Document Type: Article

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