Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9580, 2007, Pages 2187-2195

  Spiegel, Paul B ^a   Bennedsen, Anne Rygaard ^b   Claass, Johanna ^a   Bruns, Laurie ^a   Patterson, Njogu ^a   Yiweza, Dieudonne ^a   Schilperoord, Marian ^a  

^a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CONFLICT; CONGO; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; REFUGEE; RWANDA; SIERRA LEONE; SOMALIA; SUDAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UGANDA; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34250874445     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61015-0     Document Type: Article

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