An early warning sign: sexually transmissible infections among young African American women and the need for preemptive, combination HIV prevention

Amy M. Fasula; Kim S. Miller; Madeline Y. Sutton

doi:10.1071/SH09084

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An early warning sign: sexually transmissible infections among young African American women and the need for preemptive, combination HIV prevention

Amy M. Fasula ^A ^B , Kim S. Miller ^A and Madeline Y. Sutton ^A

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^A Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mail Stop E-37, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

^B Corresponding author. Email: afasula@cdc.gov

Sexual Health 6(4) 261-263 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH09084
Submitted: 13 August 2009 Accepted: 28 August 2009 Published: 13 November 2009

Acknowledgements

The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first author is supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program.

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