A comparison of HIV/AIDS knowledge among high school freshmen and senior students

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 151-163

  Hancock, Trishia ^a   Mikhail, Blanche I ^b   Santos, Aileen ^c   Nguyen, Annie ^d   Nguyen, Hoanglan ^d   Bright, Douglas ^e  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Country Oaks Care Center ^*  (United States)

^d San Joaquin Community Hospital   (United States)

^e Good Samaritan Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032838470     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN1603_2     Document Type: Article

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