Effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions in developing countries

AIDS, Supplement

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Merson, M H ^a   Dayton, J M ^a   O'Reilly, K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Evaluation; HIV prevention; Interventions; Low and middle income countries; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; RISK-TAKING; SEX BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033783578     PISSN: 13502840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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