HIV/AIDS knowledge scale in relation to HIV risks among African-American women

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 991-996

  Yancey, Elleen M ^a   Wang, Min Qi ^b   Goodin, Lisa ^a   Cockrell, Tarisha ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFE SEX; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX;

EID: 0041702998     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.3.991     Document Type: Article

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