Preventing HIV in U.S. women and girls: A call for social action

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Gómez, Cynthia A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PANDEMIC; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80655125155     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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