Convergence of HIV prevalence and inter-racial sexual mixing among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2004-2011

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1550-1556

  Sudhinaraset, May ^a   Raymond, H Fisher ^a,b   McFarland, Willi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

HIV prevalence; Men who have sex with men; Race ethnicity; Sexual mixing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880739414     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0370-3     Document Type: Article

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