Inequality of the sexes faced with HIV-AIDS infection in Africa: An anthropological, sociological, epidemiological and clinical vicious cycle and factor of maintenance of the epidemic;L'inégalité des sexes face à l'infection par le VIH-sida en Afrique: Un cercle vicieux anthropologique, sociologique, épidémiologique et clinique, facteur d' entretien de l' épidémie - Commentaire

Sciences Sociales et Sante

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 71-85

  Leroy, Valériane ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PREGNANCY; SEROCONVERSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4544265788     PISSN: 02940337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/sosan.2004.1627     Document Type: Note

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