Doubting the experts: AIDS misconceptions among runaway adolescents

Human Organization

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-320

  Sobo, Elisa J ^a,e   Zimet, Gregory D ^b,e   Zimmerman, Teena ^c,e   Cecil, Heather ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sweetser Children's Services   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cleveland; Conspiracy; HIV AIDS; Ohio; Runaways; US; Sex behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006505080     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.3.u43078hx54g5366l     Document Type: Article

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