High-risk HIV minorities in the united states: Who gets tested and where?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 348-359

  Robinson, Keisha T ^a   Sanders, Salvatore A ^a   Boyd, Joan L ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; High risk; HIV; Race; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862005907     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.3.6     Document Type: Article

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