African-American sexuality and HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for future research

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-51

  Wyatt, Gail E ^a   Williams, John K ^a,b   Myers, Hector F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; HIV AIDS; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COLLEGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 38949126935     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31173-1     Document Type: Article

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