Understanding and responding to disparities in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in African Americans

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9635, 2008, Pages 337-340

  Aral, Sevgi O ^a   Adimora, Adaora A ^b   Fenton, Kevin A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 47849100908     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61118-6     Document Type: Note

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