Social network composition and sexual risk-taking among gay and bisexual men in atlanta, ga

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-68

  Finneran, Catherine ^a   Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Same sex partnerships; Sexual risk taking; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEORGIA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BISEXUALITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GEORGIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892814436     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0569-y     Document Type: Article

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