Prevalence of HIV/AIDS among jail inmates in Sindh

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-112

  Safdar, Salman ^a   Mehmood, Arshad ^b   Abbas, Syed Qamar ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Government of Sindh Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 59949086680     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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