Developing an effective HIV/AIDS response for women and girls in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Downer, Goulda A ^a   Callwood, Gloria B ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT CARE; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80655144365     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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