Preventing HIV/AIDS among high-risk urban women: The cost-effectiveness of a behavioral group intervention

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1442-1445

  Holtgrave, David R ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029908719     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.10.1442     Document Type: Article

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