HIV infection in mobile populations: The case of Mexican migrants to the United States

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-29

  Martínez Donate, Ana P ^a   Rangel, M Gudelia ^b   Hovell, Melbourne F ^a   Santibáñez, Jorge ^b   Sipan, Carol L ^b   Izazola, José A ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE   (Mexico)

^c Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

HIV infections; Mexico; Risk factors; Sexual behavior; Sexually transmitted diseases; Transients and migrants; United States of America

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13544269607     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000100004     Document Type: Article

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