Actor-partner effects of demographic and relationship factors associated with HIV risk within gay male couples

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1337-1345

  Mitchell, Jason W ^a   Champeau, Donna ^b   Harvey, S Marie ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor partner effects; Gay male couples; HIV risk; Relationship factors; UAI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUST; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84885947529     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9985-8     Document Type: Article

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