Women in Rwanda: Another world is possible

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 613-615

  Cohen, Mardge H ^a,c,d   D'Adesky, Anne Christine ^c   Anastos, Kathryn ^b,c  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment HIV Initiative (WE ACTx)   (United States)

^d Critical Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; JUSTICE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RWANDA; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WAR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; POVERTY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POVERTY; RWANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 23044471117     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.5.613     Document Type: Note

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