HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes of palestinian women in the occupied palestinian territory

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-334

  Husseini, Abdullatif ^a,b   Abu Rmeileh, Niveen M E ^b  

^a Department of Public Health ^*

^b BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

AIDS; DHS; Knowledge; Palestine; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249103225     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.3.9     Document Type: Article

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