Expanding HIV care in Africa: making men matter

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9686, 2009, Pages 275-276

  Mills, Edward J ^a   Ford, Nathan ^b   Mugyenyi, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c JOINT CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 67650725398     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61348-9     Document Type: Note

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