Acculturation, health protective sexual communication, and HIV/AIDS risk behavior among Hispanic women in a large midwestern city

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 767-779

  Rojas Guyler, Liliana ^a,c   Ellis, Nancy ^b   Sanders, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Hispanic; HIV AIDS; Latina; Sexual communication; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444469188     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198105277330     Document Type: Article

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