Targeting strategies and behavior change to combat the HIV epidemic in southern Africa

Future Virology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 793-800

  Imrie, John ^a,b   Tanser, Frank ^a  

^a AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior change; biomedical intervention; HIV; implementation science; prevention; southern Africa; targeting

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79960419014     PISSN: 17460794     EISSN: 17460808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fvl.11.54     Document Type: Article

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