Risky sexual behavior, knowledge of sexually transmitted infections and treatment utilization among a vulnerable population in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 642-648

  Saleem, Naeem Hassan ^a   Adrien, Alix ^b   Razaque, Ali ^c  

^a Canada Pakistan HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project (HASP)   (Pakistan)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Government of Punjab   (Pakistan)

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EID: 49749152740     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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