A comparison of the social and sexual networks of crack-using and non-crack using African American men who have sex with men

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1052-1062

  Tobin, Karin Elizabeth ^a   German, Danielle ^a   Spikes, Pilgrim ^b   Patterson, Jocelyn ^b   Latkin, Carl ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

African American men who have sex with men; Crack use; HIV risk; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; BISEXUALITY; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84855263582     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9611-4     Document Type: Article

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