Assessment of the knowledge and beliefs of finnish medical students regarding HIV infection and participation in AIDS vaccine trials

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-134

  Onigbogi, Olanrewaju O ^a,c   Kauhanen, Jussi ^b   Miettola, Erkki J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AIDS VACCINES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33748550321     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/8X6D-HFH5-W27R-09F9     Document Type: Article

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