Perception of HIV and safer sexual behaviors among lesbians

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 48-55

  Fishman, Seja Joyce ^a   Anderson, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Lesbian HIV sexual practices; Lesbian perceptions of HIV; Women who have sex with women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION; LESBIANISM; MENSTRUATION; NURSE; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; WORKSHOP;

EID: 2142819304     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1055329003255591     Document Type: Article

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