Conflicting messages: How criminal HIV disclosure laws undermine public health efforts to control the spread of HIV

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 451-461

  Galletly, Carol L ^a   Pinkerton, Steven D ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal law; HIV disclosure; HIV prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CRIMINAL LAW; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747814489     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-006-9117-3     Document Type: Article

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