Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 373-379 , December 2006

Adolescent Girls' Communication with “Mothers” About Topical Microbicides

  • Punita K. Sunder, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston, Texas
    • ,
  • Stephanie Ramos, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston, Texas
    • ,
  • Mary B. Short, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Houston—Clear Lake, Webster, Texas, USA
    • ,
  • Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, University of Texas Medical Branch—Galveston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0319

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 Sources of support: This study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health/Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (R01 HD40151-01). Studies were conducted on the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, funded by grant M01 RR 00073 from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, USPHS.

PII: S1083-3188(06)00242-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.09.007

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 373-379 , December 2006

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