High-risk behaviors among youth and their reasons for not getting tested for HIV

Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-73

  Moyer, Matthew B ^a   Silvestre, Anthony J ^b   Lombardi, Emilia L ^b   Taylor, Christopher A ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV prevention and education; HIV testing; Sexually transmitted infections; Young men who have sex with men (YMSM); Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 34548437445     PISSN: 15538346     EISSN: 15538613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J499v08n01_04     Document Type: Article

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