Gender, migration, risky sex, and HIV infection in China

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 241-250

  Yang, Xiushi ^a   Xia, Guomei ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MIGRATION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33845485271     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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