Poverty, unstable housing, and HIV infection among women living in the United States

Current HIV/AIDS Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Riley, Elise D ^a   Gandhi, Monica ^b   Hare, C Bradley ^b   Cohen, Jennifer ^b   Hwang, Stephen W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; ETHNICITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349013636     PISSN: 15483568     EISSN: 15483576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11904-007-0026-5     Document Type: Article

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