Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages 10-22 , August 2003

Case finding for HIV-positive youth: a special type of hidden population

  • Douglas N Bell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA (D.N.B., J.M.)
    • ,
  • Jaime Martinez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA (D.N.B., J.M.)
    • ,
  • Geri Botwinick, M.P.A.

      Affiliations

    • Mailman Segal Institute for Childhood Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA (K.S.)
    • ,
  • Kimberly Shaw, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mailman Segal Institute for Childhood Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA (K.S.)
    • ,
  • Lynn E Walker, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • SafeSpace, New York, New York, USA (L.E.W., C.S.)
    • ,
  • Sally Dodds, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Women’s Mental Health Programs, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA (S.D.)
    • ,
  • Randall L Sell, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (R.L.S., J.L.S.)
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  • Robert L Johnson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, UMDNJ—New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA (R.L.J., G.B.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P., Professor and Interim Chair of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UMDNJ—New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
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  • Lawrence B Friedman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA (L.B.F.)
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  • Jo L Sotheran, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (R.L.S., J.L.S.)
    • ,
  • Carl Siciliano

      Affiliations

    • SafeSpace, New York, New York, USA (L.E.W., C.S.)

,Accepted 29 April 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00160-5

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00160-5

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 33, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages 10-22 , August 2003

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