HIV Infection Risk Factors Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons: A Review of the Literature

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 362-372

  De Santis, Joseph P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HIV infection; male to female transgender; risk factors; women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; VIOLENCE;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 69249228680     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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