Prevention case management improves socioeconomic standing and reduces symptoms of psychological and emotional distress among transgender women

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1136-1144

  Reback, Cathy J ^a,b   Shoptaw, Steven ^c   Downing, Martin J ^a  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

comorbidity; HIV; prevention case management; transgender women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMELESSNESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL STRESS; PHOBIA; PREVENTION CASE MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864229911     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.687817     Document Type: Article

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