journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 267-273 , December 2008

Social policy, imperiled communities and HIV/AIDS transmission in prisons: a call for zero tolerance

  • Louis F. Graham, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Henrie M. Treadwell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Voices, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Kisha Braithwaite, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Voices, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

Received 31 December 2007 ,Accepted 4 September 2008.

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PII: S1875-6867(08)00195-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2008.09.002

journal of men's health
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 267-273 , December 2008

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