Criminal prosecutions for HIV transmission: People living with HIV respond

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 315-318

  Dodds, C ^a,b   Keogh, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Sigma Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal law; HIV; Social responsibility; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRIMINAL LAW; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONDON; MALE; MOTIVATION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WALES;

EID: 33646340421     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206776790114     Document Type: Article

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