Health care systems in transition Singapore, part II. The current status of HIV-AIDS

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-28

  Boudville, I C ^a   Wong, S Y ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

health care; HIV AIDS; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAW; MIGRANT WORKER; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING; SINGAPORE; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0031979543     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024712     Document Type: Article

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