Condoms and prevention of HIV

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7459, 2004, Pages 185-186

  Foss, Anna M ^a   Watts, Charlotte H ^a   Vickerman, Peter ^a   Heise, Lori ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3543035276     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7459.185     Document Type: Editorial

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