Misperceptions about HIV transmission among heterosexual African-American and Latino men and women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 304-312

  Essien, E James ^a   Meshack, Angela F ^b   Ross, Michael W ^b  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; AIDS; HIV; Latino Americans; Misperceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036562704     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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