HIV Disclosure and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Meet Online

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 592-609

  St de Lore, Jef ^a   Thiede, Hanne ^b   Cheadle, Allen ^a   Goldbaum, Gary ^a,c   Carey, James W ^d   Hutcheson, Rebecca E ^b   Jenkins, Richard A ^d   Golden, Matthew R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^c Snohomish Health District   (United States)

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

Author keywords

HIV disclosure; Internet; men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNSAFE SEX; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859852499     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.665704     Document Type: Article

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