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The Internet as a Valuable Tool for Promoting a New Framework for Sexual Health among Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

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  1. Center for Sexual Health Promotion, Indiana University, 1025 East Seventh Street, HPER 116, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA

    Joshua G. Rosenberger & Michael Reece

  2. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Joshua G. Rosenberger

  3. Online Buddies, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

    David S. Novak

  4. The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA

    Kenneth H. Mayer

  5. Department of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Kenneth H. Mayer

  6. Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Kenneth H. Mayer

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Rosenberger, J.G., Reece, M., Novak, D.S. et al. The Internet as a Valuable Tool for Promoting a New Framework for Sexual Health among Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS Behav 15 (Suppl 1), 88–90 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9897-y

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