Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate medical and non-medical students in Sultan Qaboos University toward acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-277

  Al Jabri, Ali A ^a   Al Abri, Jehan H ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD DONOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; OMAN; STUDENTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0037719742     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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