HIV in adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 288-293

  Cowan, Frances ^a,c   Pettifor, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; HIV; Prevention; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOETHICS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEXISM; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651151181     PISSN: 1746630X     EISSN: 17466318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0b013e32832c7d10     Document Type: Review

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