Male participation and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mother-to-child transmission in Africa

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-313

  Auvinen, Jaana ^a   Suominen, Tarja ^a   Valimaki, Maritta ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

HIV; Male participation; PMTCT

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE;

EID: 77952568910     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548501003615290     Document Type: Article

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