HIV/AIDS Prevention in Latino and African-American Communities

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Medina, Claudia ^a,c   Johnson, William ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Luck Care Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV testing; Prevention; Racial barriers

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONDOM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REINFORCEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SHORT SURVEY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS;

EID: 0842346577     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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