Incorporating couples-based approaches into HIV prevention for gay and bisexual men: Opportunities and challenges

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-46

  Purcell, David W ^a   Mizuno, Yuko ^a   Smith, Dawn K ^a   Grabbe, Kristina ^a   Courtenay Quirk, Cari ^a   Tomlinson, Hank ^a   Mermin, Jonathan ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Couples counseling; Gay; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; COUNSELING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892673499     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0205-y     Document Type: Article

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