Anxiety Specific Pathways to HIV Sexual Transmission Risk Behavior Among Young Gay and Bisexual Men

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-326

  O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a,b   Traeger, Lara ^b   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a,c   Magidson, Jessica F ^a,b   Safren, Steven A ^a,b  

^a FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

age; HIV; posttraumatic stress disorder; sexual transmission risk behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880323603     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2012.755142     Document Type: Article

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