HIV/AIDS and tourism in the Caribbean: An ecological systems perspective

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-77

  Padilla, Mark B ^a   Guilamo Ramos, Vincent ^b   Bouris, Alida ^c   Reyes, Armando Matiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TRAVEL;

CARIBBEAN REGION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAVEL;

EID: 74049110566     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.161968     Document Type: Article

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