An HIV/AIDS crisis among African American women: A summary for prevention and care in the 21st century

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-324

  Rose, Michelle A ^a   Sharpe, Tanya Telfair ^a   Raliegh, Kathleen ^a   Reid, Laurie ^a   Foley, Megan ^a   Cleveland, Janet ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 41449100989     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0719     Document Type: Article

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