Drug assertiveness and sexual risk-taking behavior in a sample of HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-272

  Semple, Shirley J ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^b   Zians, Jim ^a   McQuaid, John R ^c,d   Patterson, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug assertiveness behavior; HIV positive; Men who have sex with men; Methamphetamine; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BISEXUAL MALE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY; ASSERTIVENESS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052331720     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: 18736483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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