Friends, Sisters, and Wives: Social Support and Social Risks in Peer Relationships Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in India.

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Published in AIDS Educ Prev on April 01, 2016

Authors

Cecilia Tomori1, Aylur K Srikrishnan2, Kathleen Ridgeway3, Sunil S Solomon4, Shruti H Mehta1, Suniti Solomon2, David D Celentano1

Author Affiliations

1: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, Maryland.
2: YR Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Chennai, India.
3: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health.
4: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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