Working with West African migrant communities on HIV prevention in Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-314

  Lemoh, Chris ^a,b,c   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^a,c   Hellard, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CONDOM; EPIDEMIC; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMIGRANT; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIGRATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 56649122015     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH08060     Document Type: Review

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