Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 305-310 , October 2002

Suicidality in a venue-based sample of young men who have sex with men

  • Gary Remafedi, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Youth and AIDS Projects, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Gary J. Remafedi, M.D., M.P.H, University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects, 428 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis Minnesota 55403, USA.

,Accepted 15 February 2002.

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☆ The work was supported in part by Cooperative Agreement Award Number U62/CCU513650-5 for “Prevention of HIV Infection in Youth at Risk” from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Grant #5-T71-MC-00006-22 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA, DHHS) to the University of Minnesota Adolescent Health Training Program.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 305-310 , October 2002

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