Undocumented epidemics of HIV continue to persist in the twenty-first century

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 527-528

  Celentano, David D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevalance; Men who have sex with men; Risk factors; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; THAILAND;

EID: 17144386231     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000162342.89051.c5     Document Type: Editorial

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