Systematic review of abstinence-plus HIV prevention programs in high-income countries

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1471-1485

  Underhill, Kristen ^a   Operario, Don ^a   Montgomery, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 34848836669     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040275     Document Type: Review

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