Sexually transmitted infections and risk behaviors among African American women who have sex with women: does sex with men make a difference?

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Published in Sex Transm Dis on December 01, 2011

Authors

Christina A Muzny1, Imran R Sunesara, David H Martin, Leandro A Mena

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. cmuzny@uab.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSHP) | NCT01546714

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSW) | NCT01043081

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