HIV treatment optimism and unsafe anal intercourse among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: findings from the positive connections study.

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Published in AIDS Educ Prev on April 01, 2010

Authors

David J Brennan1, Seth L Welles, Michael H Miner, Michael W Ross, B R Simon Rosser, Positive Connections Team

Author Affiliations

1: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. david.brennan@utoronto.ca

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