journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 318-326 , December 2008

Evaluation of a community-based sexual health intervention for young adult Latino and African-American men

  • Debra Kalmuss, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 60 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Bruce Armstrong, DSW

      Affiliations

    • Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
  • ,
  • Molly Franks, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon, USA
  • ,
  • Gabrielle Hecker, MPH

      Affiliations

    • EngenderHealth, USA
  • ,
  • Jessica Gonzalez, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Newark Department of Health and Human Services, USA

Received 1 May 2008 ,Accepted 15 August 2008.

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PII: S1875-6867(08)00188-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.08.003

journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 318-326 , December 2008