Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to HIV and AIDS among female college students in Taiwan

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 361-375

  Tung, Wei Chen ^a   Hu, Jie ^b   Davis, Cindy ^c   Tung, Wei Kang ^d   Lin, Yin Mei ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asian; College students; Education; Hiv aids; Knowledge; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849128361     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911350802068102     Document Type: Article

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