An Assessment of HIV/AIDS Risk in Higher Education Students in Yerevan, Armenia

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-61

  Babikian, Talin ^a   Freier, Mary Catherin ^a,b   Hopkins, Gary L ^a,b   DiClemente, Ralph ^c   McBride, Duane ^b   Riggs, Matt ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armenia; Health risk behaviors; HIV AIDS; Students; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARMENIA; COITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SMOKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 1842428171     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AIBE.0000017525.92015.5d     Document Type: Article

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