Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , March 2002

From adolescence through young adulthood: Psychosocial adjustment associated with long-term survival of HIV

  • Haven B Battles, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • ,
  • Lori S Wiener, Ph.D., D.C.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Lori Wiener, Ph.D., or Haven Battles, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, 10/13N240, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 USA

,Accepted 16 February 2001.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 161-168 , March 2002

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