HIV/AIDS epidemics in Vietnam: Evolution and responses

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 137-154

  Hien, Nguyen Tran ^a   Long, Nguyen Thanh ^b   Huan, Trinh Quan ^b  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARMY; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIET NAM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3042544618     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.16.3.5.137.35527     Document Type: Review

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