Lesbian immunity from HIV/AIDS: Fact or fiction?

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-147

  Montcalm, Denise M ^a   Myer, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Health beliefs; HIV; Lesbians; Safer sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009636990     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v04n02_09     Document Type: Article

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