Prevalence of HIV infection and sexual risk behaviors among individuals having heterosexual sex in low income neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD: The BESURE study

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-528

  Towe, Vivian L ^a   Sifakis, Frangiscos ^a   Gindi, Renee M ^a   Sherman, Susan G ^a   Flynn, Colin ^b   Hauck, Heather ^b   Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk heterosexuals; HIV prevalence; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System; Venue based sampling

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALTIMORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949398309     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181bcde46     Document Type: Article

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