Contextual influences on sexual risk-taking in the transgender community

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 285-296

  Kosenko, Kami A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; AGED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952758565     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224491003721686     Document Type: Article

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