Gender abuse, depressive symptoms, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among male-to-female transgender persons: A three-year prospective study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 300-307

  Nuttbrock, Larry ^a   Bockting, Walter ^b   Rosenblum, Andrew ^a   Hwahng, Sel ^a   Mason, Mona ^a   Macri, Monica ^a   Becker, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872529266     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300568     Document Type: Article

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