HIV infection and homeless adolescents.
Homeless adolescents are at extremely high risk for acquiring HIV infection, as the literature reviewed in this paper documents. Sexual and drug use behaviors that put these adolescents at risk are described, and new models of service for these youths are outlined.
Child and Adolescent Health Branch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000639:trends; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States