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Hiv/Aids And Condom Usage: Factors That Contribute To African American Women's Vulnerability To Hiv Infection, Monica P. Washington
Hiv/Aids And Condom Usage: Factors That Contribute To African American Women's Vulnerability To Hiv Infection, Monica P. Washington
Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations
HIV/AIDS poses an enormous health threat to African Americans, specifically African American women. According to the Center for Disease Control "1 in 160 African American women are believed to be infected with HIV (Center for Disease Control 1999:1). In 2000, although African American women only represented 12% of the female population, they accounted for 64% of HIV cases reported among women (The White House 2000; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 2004).
This study examined HIV/AIDS and African American women and attempted to answer the question: Why are African American women not consistently using condoms to protect themselves against …
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish
Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish
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The author discusses research on using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for the primary prevention of sudden death.