Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 362-372 , September 2009

HIV Infection Risk Factors Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons: A Review of the Literature

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doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.06.005

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 362-372 , September 2009

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