Exploring the potential for a culturally relevant HIV intervention project: A Swaziland example

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-98

  Knox, Justin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; HIV; Swaziland; Traditional healing

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANTHROPOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOGRAPHY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWAZILAND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CULTURE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; SWAZILAND;

EID: 77951691260     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648471003607615     Document Type: Review

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