Lesbian and bisexual women in small cities - At risk for HIV?

Public Health Reports

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 347-352

  Norman, Ann Duecy ^a,b   Perry, Melissa J ^d,e   Stevenson, L Yvonne ^d   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^d   Roffman, Roger A ^a,c   Soloman, Laura ^e   Winett, Richard ^e   Steiner, Sue ^e   Lemke, Audie ^e   Desiderato, Laurie ^e   Sikkema, Kathleen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b School of Social Work   (United States)

^c Innovative Programs Research Group   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e Dept of Psychiat and Behav Med ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 9444278966     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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