HIV diagnoses in indigenous peoples: Comparison of Australia, Canada and New Zealand

International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Shea, Beverley ^a   Aspin, Clive ^b   Ward, James ^c   Archibald, Chris ^d   Dickson, Nigel ^e   McDonald, Ann ^c   Penehira, Mera ^f   Halverson, Jessica ^d   Masching, Renee ^g   McAllister, Sue ^e   Smith, Linda Tuhiwai ^f   Kaldor, John M ^c   Andersson, Neil ^h  

^a CIETcanada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^g Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Australia; Canada; Generalised epidemic; HIV; Indigenous; National surveillance; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052441174     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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