A 'Well Woman Clinic' in Bangalore: One strategy to attempt to decrease the transmission of HIV infection

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 418-423

  Baksi, C M ^a   Harper, I ^b   Raj, Margaret ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Action Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Samraksha   (India)

Author keywords

Commercil sex workers; HIV; India; STDs; Well Woman Clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRAINING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROSTITUTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031850090     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981922520     Document Type: Article

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