Identifying the links between violence against women and HIV/AIDS: Ecosocial and human rights frameworks offer insight into US prevention policies

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 40-61

  Teti, Michelle ^a   Chilton, Mariana ^a   Lloyd, Linda ^b   Rubinstein, Susan ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33846905318     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4065401     Document Type: Article

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