Poverty, skin colour and HIV infection: A case-control study from southern Brazil

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-272

  Silveira, M F ^a   Santos, Ina Silva ^a   Victora, Cesar Gomes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN COLOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 41349091465     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701593471     Document Type: Article

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