Evaluation of a sexual health approach to reducing HIV/STD risk in the transgender community

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-303

  Bockting, Walter O ^a   Robinson, B E ^a   Forberg, J ^a   Scheltema, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALL GENDER HEALTH; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOGAMY; MUSIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSSEXUALISM; TRANSVESTISM; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 13244252435     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331299825     Document Type: Article

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