HIV infection among foreign people involved in HIV-related risk activities and attending an HIV reference centre in Rome: The possible role of counselling in reducing risk behaviour

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Spizzichino, L ^a   Casella, P ^a   Zaccarelli, M ^b   Rezza, G ^c   Venezia, S ^a   Gattari, P ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; CONDOM; COUNSELING; DRUG ABUSE; EASTERN EUROPE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORTH AFRICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AMERICA; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADULT; AFRICA; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; ROME; SOUTH AMERICA; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031825814     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129850124000     Document Type: Article

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