Exploring migratory dynamics on HIV transmission: the case of Mexicans in New York City and Puebla, Mexico

Yumary Ruiz1, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Katharine McCarthy

  • 1Yumary Ruiz is with The Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health and Steinhardt's Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, New York, NY. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and Katharine McCarthy are with The Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health, Silver School of Social Work, New York University. Miguel A. Muñoz-Laboy is with the College of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Maria de Lourdes Rosas López is with the Departamento de Ciencias Sociales (Department of Political Science), Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.

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