HIV infection in black Caribbeans in the United Kingdom

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-3

  Low, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHLAMYDIA; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF INJECTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; WEST INDIES;

EID: 1242337315     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2003.007138     Document Type: Editorial

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