HIV infection and STI in the trans population: A critical review

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-268

  Giami, A ^a   Le Bail, J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Female to male; HIV prevalence; HIV risk situations; Male to female; Risk factors; STI; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MIGRATION; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSSEXUALISM;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 79961165868     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: 17730627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2011.02.102     Document Type: Review

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