Sex, drugs (methamphetamines), and the internet: Increasing syphilis among men who have sex with men in California, 2004-2008

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1450-1456

  Ng, Rilene A Chew ^a   Samuel, Michael C ^a   Lo, Terrence ^a   Bernstein, Kyle T ^b   Aynalem, Getahun ^c   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^d   Bolan, Gail ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STD Program   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; CALIFORNIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84880142459     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300808     Document Type: Review

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