Fulfilling prophecy? Sexually transmitted infections and HIV in Indigenous people in Western Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 124-128

  Wright, Michael R ^a   Giele, Carolien M ^a   Dance, Phyll R ^b   Thompson, Sandra C ^c  

^a Hlth Dept of Western Australia   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 23144450604     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06955.x     Document Type: Article

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