Implications for HIV Prevention: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adolescents in Urban South Africa are at Increased Risk of Living with HIV

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages e263-e264

  Miller, Cari L ^a   Dietrich, Janan ^a   Nkala, Busisiwe ^a   Palmer, Alexis ^a   Hogg, Robert S ^a   Tshabalala, Celokuhle ^a   Makongoza, Matamela ^a   Kanters, Steve ^a   Kaida, Angela ^a   Gray, Glenda ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bi sexual youth; Gay; HIV; Lesbian; South Africa young women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879220759     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828b28f1     Document Type: Article

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