HIV and selected blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections in a predominantly Roma (gypsy) neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary: A rapid assessment

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 124-127

  Gyarmathy, V Anna ^a   Ujhelyi, Eszter ^b   Neaigus, Alan ^c,d  

^a EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION   (Portugal)

^b Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Hepatitis infections; HIV AIDS; Illicit drug use; Minority populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749105171     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3479     Document Type: Article

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