Considerations in HIV prevention for women affected by the criminal justice system

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Kramer, Katie ^a   Comfort, Megan ^b  

^a The Bridging Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TATTOOING; UNSAFE SEX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINALS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80655149093     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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