Beyond the bisexual bridge: Sexual health among U.S. men who have sex with men and women

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 320-329

  Jeffries IV, William L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; CONDOM USE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDEOLOGY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDLINE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN AND WOMEN; PEER REVIEW; PREGNANCY; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE USE; UNITED STATES; UNPROTECTED SEX; WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN; FEMALE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906334621     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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