HIV Prevention in Foster Care Youths: Time for a Refocus.

Am J Public Health

Casey W. Adrian is with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Stacey L. Shipe is with the Department of Social Work, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Kate Guastaferro is with the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York University, New York, NY.

Published: November 2024

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