HIV/AIDS in the middle east and North Africa: New study methods, results, and implications for prevention and care

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  McFarland, Willi ^a,b   Abu Raddad, Laith J ^c,d   Mahfoud, Ziyad ^e   Dejong, Jocelyn ^e   Riedner, Gabriele ^f   Forsyth, Andrew ^g   Khoshnood, Kaveh ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (Qatar)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MIDDLE EAST; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NORTH AFRICA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954587297     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000386728.49059.92     Document Type: Short Survey

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