Formal and informal sector health providers in southern India: Role in the prevention and care of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-158

  Mignone, J ^a   Washington, R G ^b   Ramesh, B M ^a,c   Blanchard, J F ^a   Moses, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^c KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUACKERY; RURAL AREA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33847072230     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600780542     Document Type: Article

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