HIV/AIDS prevention in China: A challenge for the new millennium

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Smith, Derek R ^a,b   Wei, Ning ^c,d   Leggat, Peter A ^b   Wang, Rui Sheng ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EU China Volunteer Counselling and Testing (VCT) Project   (China)

^d HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AIDS; China; HIV; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD DONOR; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 21044432901     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.10.125     Document Type: Review

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