HIV risk behaviour of older persons
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HIV risk behaviour of older persons.
BACKGROUND This study investigated social and psychological determinants of preventive behaviour in HIV-relevant situations. METHODS Using computer-assisted telephone survey methodology, 2275 male and female were interviewed about their sexual habits. RESULTS For the first time in Switzerland, data concerning HIV-relevant protection as well as their determinants were systematically collecte...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.4.350