When 'raw sex' turns to a 'raw deal'... taking the opportunity to think about sex? Interviews with HIV-positive gay men diagnosed with acute hepatitis C

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1133-1147

  Le Talec, Jean Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

Author keywords

gay men; HCV; HIV; risk reduction; sexual culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FRANCE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FRANCE; HEPATITIS C; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887066488     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.809478     Document Type: Article

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