First, do no harm: Legal guidelines for health programmes affecting adolescents aged 10-17 who sell sex or inject drugs

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 78-84

  Conner, Brendan ^a  

^a HIV Young Leaders Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent key populations; Commercial sexual exploitation of children; Harm reduction; Juvenile prostitution; Minimum intervention; Sexually exploited children; Young drug users; Young key populations; Young people; Young sex workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHT TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX WORKER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84924338157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.18.2.19437     Document Type: Review

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