Sociocultural and epidemiological aspects of HIV/AIDS in Mozambique

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Audet, Carolyn M ^a,b   Burlison, Janeen ^a   Moon, Troy D ^a,b,c   Sidat, Mohsin ^d   Vergara, Alfredo E ^a,b   Vermund, Sten H ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Friends in Global Health   (Mozambique)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MIDWIFE; MOZAMBIQUE; POVERTY; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 77953124558     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-15     Document Type: Article

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