HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis in ethnic minorities in United Kingdom: Is surveillance serving its purpose?

BMJ

Volumn 314, Issue 7096, 1997, Pages 1747-

  Cock, Kevin M De ^a   Low, Nicola ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0030943484     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7096.1747     Document Type: Article

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