HIV/AIDS-related knowledge among Malaysian young adults: Finding F nationwide survey

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Wong, Li Ping ^a   Chin, Caroline Kwong Leng ^a   Low, Wah Yun ^a   Jaafar, Nasruddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY PIERCING; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSECT BITE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SANITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SWIMMING POOL; TATTOOING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48249116400     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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