The AIDS epidemic in a low-income country: Ethiopia

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-55

  Kloos, Helmut ^a   Mariam, Damen Haile ^b   Lindtjørn, Bernt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aids epidemic; Behavioral; Cultural and political factors; Ethiopia; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 34147097981     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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