Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 285-291 , October 2009

Research on Adolescents and Microbicides: A Review

  • Amanda E. Tanner, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior, & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Mary B. Short, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Texas
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
    • ,
  • Gregory D. Zimet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, ABPP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Susan L. Rosenthal, PhD, ABPP, Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, 3959 Broadway, 1st Floor, Room 101 CENTRAL, New York, NY 10032; Tel: 212-305-7175; Fax: 212-342-1319.

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 This study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD4015101), the Midwest & Gulf South Sexually Transmitted Infections/Topical Microbicides Cooperative Research Centers (U19 AI 31494 and U19 AI061972, respectively), and the UTMB GCRC funded by the National Center for Research Resources (M01 RR 00073).

PII: S1083-3188(08)00278-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.08.007

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 285-291 , October 2009

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