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Am J Psychiatry 1991; 148:528-530
Copyright © 1991 by American Psychiatric Association


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Potential HIV exposure in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescent girls

DG Baker and D Mossman
Millcreek Psychiatric Center for Children, Cincinnati, OH.

The authors surveyed 23 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescent girls regarding behavior that involves high risk of HIV infection. Over half (57%) of the girls reported high-risk sexual activities; these girls were more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, substantial drug abuse histories, and diagnoses of conduct disorder.


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