Anal sex role segregation and versatility among men who have sex with Men: EXPLORE study

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-125

  Tieu, Hong Van ^a,b   Li, Xin ^c   Donnell, Deborah ^c   Vittinghoff, Eric ^d   Buchbinder, Susan ^e   Parente, Zachary G ^a   Koblin, Beryl ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HIV Research Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Anal sex role; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Role segregation; Versatility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; ETHNICITY; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNPROTECTED SEX;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84883416994     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318299cede     Document Type: Article

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