HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe: More than a sexual health crisis

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-58

  Lazarus, Jeffrey V ^a,b   Bollerup, Annemarie ^a,c   Matić, Srdan ^a  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral treatment; Epidemiology; Europe; Harm reduction; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EASTERN EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UKRAINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745756513     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3375     Document Type: Article

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