Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa

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Volumn 363, Issue 9419, 2004, Pages 1415-1421

  Dunkle, Kristin L ^a,b   Jewkes, Rachel K ^b   Brown, Heather C ^c   Gray, Glenda E ^c   McIntryre, James A ^c   Harlow, Siobán D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 2342482527     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16098-4     Document Type: Article

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