HIV/AIDS 2007: An end-of-year commentary

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1267-1269

  De Cock, Kevin M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 37549011010     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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