Epidemiology of HIV infection among Israeli Arabs

Public Health

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-143

  Chemtob, D ^a   Srour, S F ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

AIDS; Epidemiology; HIV infection; Israel; Israeli arab citizens; Knowledge attitudes practices surveys; Minority group; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MINORITY GROUP;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEMOPHILIA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 13444272219     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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