Frequency of Sexual Activity With Most Recent Male Partner Among Young, Internet-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1520-1538

  Wall, Kristin M ^a   Stephenson, Robert ^a   Sullivan, Patrick S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; MSM; sex frequency; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880195856     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.819256     Document Type: Article

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