Impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on non-communicable disease prevention

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 228-230

  Puoane, Thandi ^a   Hughes, Gail D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STROKE; WASTING SYNDROME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 17844411492     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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