Effects of HIV counseling and testing on sexual risk behavior: A meta- analytic review of published research, 1985-1997

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1397-1405

  Weinhardt, Lance S ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Johnson, Blair T ^a   Bickham, Nicole L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0032775012     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1397     Document Type: Article

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