The situation of Romanian HIV-positive adolescents: Results from the first national representative survey

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 562-569

  Buzducea, D ^a   Lazar F ^a   Mardare, E I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV AIDS; Romania; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; ROMANIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; ROMANIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952528616     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903280927     Document Type: Article

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