Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 122-129 , August 2010

Sexual diversity and HIV risk among older heterosexual African American males who are seropositive

  • Christopher Lance Coleman, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC, ACRN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
    • Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 215 898 0760; fax: +1 215 573 7496.
    • ,
  • Katherine Ball, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 26 July 2007 ,Revised 3 July 2008 ,Accepted 5 July 2008.

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PII: S0897-1897(08)00074-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.07.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 122-129 , August 2010

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