Sex parties among young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in New York City: Attendance and behavior

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1063-1075

  Solomon, Todd M ^a   Halkitis, Perry N ^a   Moeller, Robert M ^a   Siconolfi, Daniel E ^a   Kiang, Mathew V ^a   Barton, Staci C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Commercial sex; Gay; HIV; Prevention; Sex parties; YMSM

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855276529     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9590-5     Document Type: Article

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