Evaluation of a targeted HIV testing program for at-risk youth

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 430-442

  Goodman, Elizabeth ^a   Samples, Cathryn L ^c   Keenan, Peter M ^b   Fox, Durrell J ^b   Melchiono, Maurice ^b   Woods, Elizabeth R ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; High risk youth; HIV testing; HIV AIDS; Special programs of national significance (SPNS)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; RISK; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033227969     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0707     Document Type: Article

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