Meanings and dilemmas of sexual safety and communication for transgender individuals

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-141

  Kosenko, Kami A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77950964681     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903544928     Document Type: Article

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