Sexual Behaviors and Experiences Among Behaviorally Bisexual Latino Men in the Midwestern United States: Implications for Sexual Health Interventions

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-310

  Martinez, Omar ^a   Dodge, Brian ^a   Goncalves, Gabriel ^a   Schnarrs, Phillip W ^a   Muñoz Laboy, Miguel ^b   Reece, Michael ^a   Malebranche, David ^c   van der Pol, Barbara ^a,d   Kelle, Guadalupe ^e   Nix, Ryan ^f   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^a,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Casa Mateo/Latino Action League Inc   (United States)

^f Step Up Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexuality; Hispanic; Latino; men who have sex with men and women; MSMW; sexual behavior; sexual experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861648560     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2012.674865     Document Type: Article

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