The Relationship Between Methamphetamine and Popper Use and Risk of HIV Seroconversion in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesPublished 27 February 2007Open access
Michael Plankey, David G. Ostrow, Ron Stall, Christopher Cox, Xiuhong Li, James A. Peck
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Further examination of the mechanisms underlying the synergism of drug use and sexual risk behaviors on rates of HIV seroconversion is necessary for the development of new targeted HIV prevention strategies for nonmonogamous drug-using MSM.
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Further examination of the mechanisms underlying the synergism of drug use and sexual risk behaviors on rates of HIV seroconversion is necessary for the development of new targeted HIV prevention strategies for non-monogamous drug-using MSM.
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