Health Care Access and Health Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: The Cost of Health Disparities

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-41

  McKirnan, David J ^a,b   Du Bois, Steve N ^a,b   Alvy, Lisa M ^a,b   Jones, Kyle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol and substance abuse; community health promotion; health disparities; mental health; sex behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSURANCE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHICAGO; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873621824     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198111436340     Document Type: Article

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