Cultural approach to HIV/AIDS harm reduction in Muslim countries

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Hasnain, Memoona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Behavioral interventions; Harm reduction; HIV; Injection drug users; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MOSLEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; RELIGION; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 27744522682     PISSN: 14777517     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-2-23     Document Type: Article

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