Developing a conceptual framework of seroadaptive behaviors in HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S586-S593

  Rönn, Minttu ^a   White, Peter J ^b,c   Hughes, Gwenda ^d   Ward, Helen ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Health England   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Men who have sex with men; Seroadaptive

Indexed keywords

HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX;

HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84964314794     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu482     Document Type: Article

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