Communication about HIV and risk behaviors among mothers living with HIV and their early adolescent children

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-167

  O'Sullivan, Lucia F ^a,b   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Brackis Cott, Elizabeth ^a   Traeger, Lara ^a   Mellins, Claude A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b HIV Ctr for Clin and Behav Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Drugs; Early adolescence; HIV; Mothers; Parents; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744372090     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431604274176     Document Type: Article

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