Transsexual orientation in HIV risk behaviours in an adult male prison

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-31

  Stephens, Torrance ^a   Cozza, Scott ^b   Braithwaite, Ronald L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIV Health Educator   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Prisons; Risk behaviours; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0032952731     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913042     Document Type: Article

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