The role of male sexual partners in HIV infection among male-to-female transgendered individuals

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Coan, Dara L ^a   Schrager, Willow ^b   Packer, Tracey ^c  

^a Community Health Consulting ^*  (United States)

^b Bay Area Economics   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Male to female; Sexual partners; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33644612504     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v08n02_03     Document Type: Review

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