HIV prevalence, AIDS knowledge, and condom use among female sex workers in Santiago, Chile

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1777-1784

  Barrientos, Jaime E ^a   Bozon, Michel ^b   Ortiz, Edith ^c   Arredondo, Anabella ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^c Ministerio de Salud de Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

Condons; HIV; Prevalence; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548851701     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2007000800004     Document Type: Article

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