Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 154-156 , July 2005

Reemphasizing the context of women’s risk for HIV/AIDS in the United States

  • Suzanne L. Wenzel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Suzanne L. Wenzel, RAND Corporation, Behavioral Sciences, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Suzanne L. Wenzel, RAND Corporation, Behavioral Sciences, 1776 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407
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  • Joan S. Tucker, PhD

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 Our work in this area has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD R01HD41712) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA R01DA11370; R21DA019183).

PII: S1049-3867(05)00038-1

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.05.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 154-156 , July 2005

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