AIDS in India

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 971, 2006, Pages 545-547

  Solomon, S ^a   Solomon, S S ^a   Ganesh, A K ^a  

^a VHS Medical Centre India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COUNSELING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749183065     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.044966     Document Type: Editorial

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