Persisting failure to protect populations at risk from HIV transmission: African American women in the United States (US)

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-336

  Wolde Yohannes, Sergut ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; HIV AIDS; prevention; women

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POVERTY; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PRISONERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84865320996     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.24     Document Type: Review

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