Uncertainty on the number of HIV/AIDS patients: Our experience in Iran [1]

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-280

  Gheiratmand, R ^a   Navipour, R ^b   Mohebbi, Mohammed Reza ^c   Mallik, A K ^d  

^a Min of Culture/Higher Educ of Iran   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNESCO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STATISTICS; UNITED NATIONS;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN;

EID: 20644434713     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.012880     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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