Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 88-91 , January 2006

HIV infection and AIDS in adolescents: An update of the position of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

  • Lawrence J. D’Angelo, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s National Medical Center Washington, D.C.
    • ,
  • Cathryn Samples, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Audrey Smith Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH Bethesda, Maryland
    • ,
  • Ligia Peralta, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Lawrence Friedman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami Miami, Florida

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PII: S1054-139X(05)00452-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.001

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 88-91 , January 2006

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