How much does heterosexual commercial sex contribute to India's HIV epidemic?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 736-742

  Gisselquist, David ^a   Correa, Mariette ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; India; Models; Risk factors; Sex workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 33750693710     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778691022     Document Type: Article

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