The critical role of intimacy in the sexual risk behaviors of gay and bisexual men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 626-632

  Golub, Sarit A ^a,b,c   Starks, Tyrel J ^b   Payton, Gregory ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^a,b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Condom use; HIV; Intimacy; MSM; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863718907     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9972-4     Document Type: Article

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