Egocentric HIV risk networks among Puerto Rican crack users in New York and in Puerto Rico: Impact on sex risk behaviors over time

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-67

  Kang, Sung Yeon ^a   Deren, Sherry ^a   Andia, Jonny ^a   Colón, Hector M ^b   Robles, Rafaela ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 14244257824     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.17.1.53.58684     Document Type: Article

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