The effects of sexual partnership and relationship characteristics on three sexual risk variables in young men who have sex with men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-72

  Newcomb, Michael E ^a   Ryan, Daniel T ^a   Garofalo, Robert ^a   Mustanski, Brian ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Relationships; Sexual orientation; Sexual risk; Young men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892680033     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0207-9     Document Type: Article

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