Testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases: Implications for risk behavior in women

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 252-260

  Wilson, Tracey E ^a   Levinson, Ruth Andrea ^b   Jaccard, James ^c   Minkoff, Howard ^a   Endias, Robert ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Perceived susceptibility; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted disease testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0030179274     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.4.252     Document Type: Article

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