Core groups and the transmission of HIV: Learning from male sex workers

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-131

  Parker, Melissa ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MEN; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

EID: 33644849713     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005001136     Document Type: Article

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