HIV infection among Brazilian transvestites in a prison population

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-302

  Varella, D ^a   Tuason, L ^b   Proffitt, M R ^b   Escaleira, N ^a   Alquezar, A ^c   Bukowski, R M ^b  

^a Bone Densitometry Section   (Brazil)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Departamento de Biologia Molecular   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029859465     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1996.10.299     Document Type: Article

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