Survival sex work and increased HIV risk among sexual minority street-involved youth

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-664

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Shannon, Kate ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Zhang, Ruth ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; HIV; LGBT; Sex work; Sexual minority; Street youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950221002     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c300d7     Document Type: Article

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