Partner characteristics and undiagnosed HIV seropositivity among men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW) in Baltimore

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 543-553

  Maulsby, Cathy ^a   Sifakis, Frangiscos ^a   German, Danielle ^a   Flynn, Colin P ^b   Holtgrave, David ^a  

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

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Men who have sex with men (MSM); Men who have sex with men and women (MSMW); Men who have sex with men only (MSMO); Undiagnosed seropositivity; Unrecognized infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863720593     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0046-4     Document Type: Article

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