Interventions to reduce sexual risk for human immunodeficiency virus in adolescents: A meta-analysis of trials, 1985-2008

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Johnson, Blair T ^a   Scott Sheldon, Lori A J ^b   Huedo Medina, Tania B ^a   Carey, Michael P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650972082     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.251     Document Type: Review

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