Evaluating interventions for HIV prevention in Africa

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9358, 2003, Pages 633-634

  Stephenson, Judith M ^a   Cowan, Frances M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CONDOM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037460688     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12613-X     Document Type: Note

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