HIV prevention for a threatened continent: Implementing positive prevention in Africa

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 855-858

  Bunnell, Rebecca ^a,c   Mermin, Jonathan ^a   De Cock, Kevin M ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33747148901     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.7.855     Document Type: Note

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