HIV testing among young adults in the United States: Associations with financial resources and geography

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1031-1034

  Nguyen, Trang Quyen ^a   Ford, Carol A ^b   Kaufman, Jay S ^a   Leone, Peter A ^b   Suchindran, Chirayath ^a   Miller, William C ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744719790     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.063248     Document Type: Article

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