Trends in the HIV Epidemic Among African American Men Who Have Sex with Men, San Francisco, 2004–2011

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2311-2316

  Fuqua, V ^a   Scott, H ^a   Scheer, S ^a   Hecht, J ^b   Snowden, J M ^c   Raymond, H Fisher ^a,d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; HIV incidence; HIV prevalence; Men who have sex with men, population size estimation; Population size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CALIFORNIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944516518     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1020-3     Document Type: Article

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