African-American volunteers carrying an HIV prevention message: Selective communication

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 436-449

  Davison, Denise McLane ^a   Reeder, Glenn D ^a   Teverbaugh, Keshia ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RED CROSS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VOLUNTEER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RED CROSS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0032730054     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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