Fisherfolk are among groups most at risk of HIV: Cross-country analysis of prevalence and numbers infected

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1939-1946

  Kissling, Esther ^a   Allison, Edward H ^a   Seeley, Janet A ^a,c   Russell, Steven ^a   Bachmann, Max ^a   Musgrave, Stanley D ^a   Heck, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishermen; Fishing communities; Injecting drug users; Military; Prisoners; Sex workers; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARMY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; FISHERMAN; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 27944462281     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000191925.54679.94     Document Type: Editorial

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