Male involvement in women and children's HIV prevention: Challenges in definition and interpretation

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Montgomery, Elizabeth ^a   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^a   Torjesen, Kristine ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE; NEVIRAPINE; TENOFOVIR;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CONDOM; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 80051515737     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821d33d6     Document Type: Letter

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