Interdisciplinarity and collaboration in responding to HIV and AIDS in Africa: Anthropological perspectives

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-387

  Singer, Merrill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; AIDS PATIENT; ANTHROPOLOGY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIXED INFECTION; PANDEMIC; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 74849127641     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2009.8.4.2.1039     Document Type: Editorial

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