High impact of mobile units for mass HIV testing in Africa [10]

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1994-1996

  Mbopi Kéou, François Xavier ^a,b,e   Ongolo Zogo, Pierre ^a   Angwafo III, Fru ^a   Ndumbe, Peter Martins ^a,c   Bélec, Laurent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Laboratoire de Sante Hygiene Mobile   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e NONE   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CAMEROON; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548215925     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f006c3     Document Type: Letter

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