HIV incidence and prevalence among aboriginal peoples in Canada

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 214-227

  Duncan, Katrina C ^a,b   Reading, Charlotte ^c,d   Borwein, Alexandra M ^a,e   Murray, Melanie C M ^b   Palmer, Alexis ^a   Michelow, Warren ^a   Samji, Hasina ^f   Lima, Viviane D ^a,b   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,b   Hogg, Robert S ^a,e  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Canada; HIV incidence; HIV prevalence; Indigenous populations; Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANADA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 79951669777     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9792-y     Document Type: Article

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