Prevalence of syphilis and HIV infection in female prisoners in Morocco;Prévalence de la syphilis et de I'infection à VIH dans une population carcérale féminine au Maroc

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 774-779

  El Ghrari, Kenza ^a   Terrab, Z ^a   Benchikhi, H ^a   Lakhdar, H ^a   Jroundi, I ^b   Bennani, M ^c  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c Président de l'association AMANE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MOROCCO; MULTIPARA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 34848921425     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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