HIV prevalence, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors among transgender women recruited through outreach

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1359-1367

  Reback, Cathy J ^a,b   Fletcher, Jesse B ^a  

^a FRIENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Sex work; Substance use; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902246616     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0657-z     Document Type: Article

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