Transmission of HIV infection among older adults: A population at risk

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-85

  Coleman, Christopher Lance ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; AGE; AGED; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037271378     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1055329002239194     Document Type: Article

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