Missteps, misunderstandings, and missed opportunities: HIV testing among young African Americans

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 592-593

  Hightow Weidman, Lisa Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TESTING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349332960     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181b65c4a     Document Type: Editorial

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