Human immunodeficiency virus-related risk behavior among Italian psychiatric inpatients

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-130

  Grassi, Luigi ^a   Peron, Luana ^b   Ferri, Stefano ^b   Pavanati, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0032975046     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(99)90116-5     Document Type: Article

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