Evidence for Risk Reduction Among Amphetamine-Injecting Men Who have Sex with Men; Results from National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Surveys in the Seattle Area 2008–2012

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1998-2008

  Burt, Richard D ^a   Thiede, Hanne ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; HIV; Injection risk; MSM IDU; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHETAMINES; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 84919489980     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0769-0     Document Type: Article

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