Thailand's response to the HIV epidemic: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

AIDS Education and Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 119-136

  Punpanich, Warunee ^a   Ungchusak, Kumnuan ^b   Detels, Roger ^c,d  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ASIAN; AWARENESS; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JUVENILE; MANPOWER; NONHUMAN; POLITICS; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3042692449     PISSN: 08999546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/aeap.16.3.5.119.35520     Document Type: Review

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