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Street youth: adaptation and survival in the AIDS decade.

J Adolesc Health. 1991 Nov;12(7):511-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92126673
Luna GC; Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, University of California,; San Francisco 94120.

Abstract: This article discusses adaptational and survival strategies of homeless youth and describes how pilot research, begun in 1982 on these strategies in the western United States, led to additional research and activity focused upon the related international street youth problem. The results of this research suggest that a critical relationship exists between survival strategies and the AIDS pandemic. The impact of this pandemic on street youth can be mitigated only by immediate and comprehensive preventive actions at both national and international levels.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *Adaptation, Psychological Adolescence Adult Brazil Comparative Study Cross-Cultural Comparison Homeless Persons/*PSYCHOLOGY Human Risk Factors Social Problems Support, Non-U.S. Gov't United States JOURNAL ARTICLE

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