Gender differences in HIV risk behaviors in an adult emergency department in New York City

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-246

  Shuter, Jonathan ^b   Alpert, Peter L ^c   Deshaw, Max G ^c   Greenberg, Barbara ^c   Chang, Chee Jen ^c   Klein, Robert S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032783493     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02344679     Document Type: Article

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