Barriers to safer sex practices among African American college students

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 944-951

  Duncan, Cecil ^a   Miller, Doreen M ^a   Borskey, Erma J ^a   Fomby, Betty ^a   Dawson, Peter ^a   Davis, Lucille ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; College; HIV; Sex; Students; University

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SAFE SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036836217     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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