HIV/AIDS risk behavior of Mexican women working in a maquiladora

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 267-274

  Castañeda, Donna ^a   Bastidas, Enrique Gómez ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS prevention; HIV; Risk behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249179336     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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