HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 402-414

  Lau, Corey ^b   Muula, Adamson S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Coitus; Disease transmission, vertical; HIV; Malawi; Sexual abstinence

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CONDOM; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUNGER; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MALAWI; POLITICS; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CULTURE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 4444364370     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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