Older sexual partners may contribute to racial disparities in HIV among young men who have sex with men

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 666-667

  Mustanski, Brian ^a   Newcomb, Michael E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MATURITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNPROTECTED SEX;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84878043070     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.03.019     Document Type: Editorial

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