Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 52-60 , January 2009

Social, Behavioral, and Health Care Factors Associated With Recent HIV Testing Among Sexually Active Non-Hispanic Black Women In The United States

  • Jodi Nearns, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Jodi Nearns, PhD, The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, 320 Newton Hall/1585 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210; Phone: 614-292-6862; fax: 614-292-4948.
    • ,
  • Julie A. Baldwin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • ,
  • Heather Clayton, MPH

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Received 11 April 2008 ,Revised 22 August 2008 ,Accepted 26 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.007

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 52-60 , January 2009

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