Economic and other societal determinants of the prevalence of HIV: A test of competing hypotheses

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  McIntosh, William Alex ^a   Thomas, John K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3242719569     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2004.tb00014.x     Document Type: Review

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