Changing behaviors and patterns among Cambodian sex workers: 1997-2003

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-247

  Gorbach, Pamina M ^a   Sopheab, Heng ^b   Chhorvann, Chhea ^a,b   Weiss, Robert E ^a   Vun, Mean Chhi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Behavioral surveillance; Cambodia; HIV AIDS; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; CAMBODIA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745091766     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000214817.03411.80     Document Type: Article

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