Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 48-59 , March 2007

Sexual Stigma, Sexual Behaviors, and Abstinence Among Vietnamese Adolescents: Implications for Risk and Protective Behaviors for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Unwanted Pregnancy

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PII: S1055-3290(07)00004-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.01.003

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 48-59 , March 2007