Heterosexually transmitted HIV infection among African Americans in North Carolina

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 616-623

  Adimora, Adaora A ^a,b   Schoenbach, Victor J ^b   Martinson, Francis E A ^a   Coyne Beasley, Tamera ^a   Doherty, Irene ^a   Stancil, Tonya R ^a,c   Fullilove, Robert E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Heterosexual transmission; HIV; Poverty; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33646803836     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000191382.62070.a5     Document Type: Article

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