HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors among transgendered women who exchange sex in comparison with those who do not

Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-22

  Reback, Cathy J ^a,d   Lombardi, Emilia L ^b   Simon, Paul A ^c   Frye, Douglas M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange sex; HIV seroprevalence; Risk behavior; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747686459     PISSN: 08907064     EISSN: 15408698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J056v17n01_02     Document Type: Article

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