Women at a sexually transmitted disease clinic who reported same-sex contact: their HIV seroprevalence and risk behaviors.

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Published in Am J Public Health on October 01, 1995

Authors

P J Bevier1, M A Chiasson, R T Heffernan, K G Castro

Author Affiliations

1: New York City Department of Health, NY 10013, USA.

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