Tracking official development assistance for reproductive health in conflict-affected countries

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Patel, Preeti ^a   Roberts, Bayard ^b   Guy, Samantha ^c   Lee Jones, Louise ^d   Conteh, Lesong ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c RAISE Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^d MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WAR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67650248686     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000090     Document Type: Article

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