HIV Risk and Social Networks Among Male-to-Female Transgender Sex Workers in Boston, Massachusetts

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-386

  Reisner, Sari L ^a   Mimiaga, Matthew J ^a   Bland, Sean ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a   Perkovich, Brandon ^a   Safren, Steven A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HIV; intervention development; sexually transmitted diseases; trans mothers; transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BOSTON; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 69249241836     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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