Investment in HIV prevention works: A natural experiment

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-210

  Fairley, Christopher K ^a   Grulich, Andrew E ^b   Imrie, John C ^c   Pitts, Marian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INVESTMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 44649155884     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH08017     Document Type: Review

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