Five myths about the HIV epidemic in Asia

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1703-1707

  Godwin, Peter ^a   O'Farrell, Nigel ^b   Fylkesnes, Knut ^c   Misra, Sujaya ^d  

^a National Center for HIV/AIDS   (Cambodia)

^b EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; CAMBODIA; CONDOM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; LITERATURE; POVERTY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; THAILAND; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ASIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750852950     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030426     Document Type: Review

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