Measurement model exploring a syndemic in emerging adult gay and bisexual men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 662-673

  Halkitis, Perry N ^a,b   Moeller, Robert W ^a   Siconolfi, Daniel E ^a   Storholm, Erik D ^a   Solomon, Todd M ^a   Bub, Kristen L ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Gay and bisexual men; HIV; Structural equation modeling; Syndemic

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; COHORT STUDIES; CONDOMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880921994     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-012-0273-3     Document Type: Article

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