The Law of Communicable Diseases Act and disclosure to sexual partners among HIV-positive youth

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-242

  Christianson, Monica ^a   Lalos, Ann ^b   Johansson, Eva E ^a  

^a Public Health and Clinical Medicine   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Sciences/Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disclosure; HIV positive youth; Legislation; Qualitative study; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651024144     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120802069109     Document Type: Article

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