HIV/AIDS, schistosomiasis, and girls

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9680, 2009, Pages 2025-2026

  Stoever, Kari ^a   Molyneux, David ^b   Hotez, Peter ^c   Fenwick, Alan ^d  

^a Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Sabin Vaccine Institute   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; FUNDING; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 66649137956     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61111-9     Document Type: Letter

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