Women and HIV/AIDS in China: Gender and vulnerability

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 680-699

  Lin, Keke ^a   McElmurry, Beverly J ^a   Christiansen, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 34548304870     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701465010     Document Type: Article

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