What is driving the HIV epidemic in French Guiana?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 359-361

  Nacher, Mathieu ^a,b,c   Vantilcke, V ^d   Parriault, M C ^a   Van Melle, A ^a   Hanf, M ^a   Labadie, G ^e   Romeo, M ^f   Adriouch, L ^b   Carles, G ^d   Couppie P ^f  

^a Centre d'Investigation Clinique   (France)

^b COREVIH Guyane ^*  (France)

^c Hopital de Jour   (France)

^d Centre Hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais   (French Guiana)

^e Département des Centres de prévention et de Santé   (France)

^f Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; High risk behaviour; Human immunodeficiency virus; Sex workers; South America

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYGYNY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PRURIGO; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 77952859496     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009570     Document Type: Article

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