Gay Apps for Seeking Sex Partners in China: Implications for MSM Sexual Health

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 941-946

  Bien, Cedric H ^a,b   Best, John M ^a,c   Muessig, Kathryn E ^a,d,e   Wei, Chongyi ^c   Han, Larry ^a   Tucker, Joseph D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT CHINA   (China)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Mobile apps; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MOBILE APPLICATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84931574577     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0994-6     Document Type: Article

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