What impact might the economic crisis have on HIV epidemics in Southeast Asia?

Current HIV Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 656-665

  Gray, Richard T ^a   Heymer, Kelly Jean ^a   Hoare, Alexander ^a   Kwon, Jisoo A ^a   Thein, Hla Hla ^a   Lote, Namarola ^b   Siba, Peter ^b   Saramony, Sarun ^c   Saphonn, Vonthanak ^c   Worth, Heather ^d   Kaldor, John M ^a   Wilson, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^c National Center for HIV/AIDS   (Cambodia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Global economic crisis; HIV epidemics; HIV funding; Mathematical modelling; Papua New Guinea; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CONDOM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CAMBODIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73949138011     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016209789973637     Document Type: Article

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