The social context of sexual HIV prevention among female sex workers in China

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1421-1422

  Tucker, Joseph D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80052746354     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr021     Document Type: Letter

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