Causal mediation of a human immunodeficiency virus preventive intervention

Nursing Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-230

  Coffman, Donna L ^a   Kugler, Kari C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

causal inference; incarcerated women; potential outcomes framework

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING RESEARCH; PRISONER; PROPENSITY SCORE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NURSING RESEARCH; PRISONERS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861142469     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e318254165c     Document Type: Article

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