A syndemic including cigarette smoking and sexual risk behaviors among a sample of MSM in Shanghai, China

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 265-270

  Yu, F ^a   Nehl, E J ^a   Zheng, T ^b   He, N ^a,c   Berg, C J ^a   Lemieux, A F ^a,d,e   Lin, L ^a   Tran, A ^a   Sullivan, P S ^a   Wong, F Y ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shanghai Piaoxue   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cessation; Chinese MSM; Health syndemics; Prevention; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING;

CESSATION; CHINESE MSM; HEALTH SYNDEMICS; PREVENTION; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881663466     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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