A survey of HIV and HCV among female prison inmates in Portugal

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 116-120

  Barros, Henrique ^a,b   Ramos, Elisabete ^b   Lucas, Raquel ^b  

^a National Coordination for HIV/AIDS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; HIV AIDS; Portugal; Prisons; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749099314     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3477     Document Type: Article

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