Undetectable viral load and the decision to engage in unprotected anal intercourse among HIV-positive MSM

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2136-2142

  Van Den Boom, Wijnand ^a   Stolte, Ineke G ^a   Witlox, Robert ^b   Sandfort, Theo ^c   Prins, Maria ^a,d   Davidovich, Udi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch HIV Association   (Netherlands)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Men who have sex with men; Sexual behavior; Undetectable viral load; Unprotected anal intercourse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNSAFE SEX; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84879023990     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0453-9     Document Type: Article

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