The emerging AIDS crisis in Russia: Review of enabling factors and prevention needs

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-75

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b   Koslov, Andrei P ^c   Shaboltas, Alla ^d   Granskaya, Juliana ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Biomedical Center   (Russian Federation)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

AIDS in Russia; Emerging epidemics; Review

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; GENDER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; BIOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EPIDEMICS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INFECTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEW INDEPENDENT STATES; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; VIRAL DISEASES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMANS; RUSSIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0033965539     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001915345     Document Type: Short Survey

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