Differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative African American men who have sex with men in two major U.S. metropolitan areas

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 267-278

  Robinson, Beatrice E ^a   Galbraith, Jennifer S ^b   Swinburne Romine, Rebecca E ^a   Zhang, Qing ^b   Herbst, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

African American MSM; HIV prevention; HIV serostatus; Sexual risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878386223     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-011-9891-5     Document Type: Article

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