The demand for, and impact of, learning HIV status

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1829-1863

  Thornton, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALAWI; MALE; MOTIVATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTILIZATION;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58149236466     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.5.1829     Document Type: Article

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