Understanding the behavioral and social characteristics of VCT clients in a Shanghai hospital, China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 909-914

  Zheng, Yufang ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Zhang, Renfang ^a   Sun, Jianjun ^a   Lu, Hongzhou ^a,b,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

characteristics; China; HIV; VCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CHINA; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954702593     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903511024     Document Type: Article

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