The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Dominican Republic: Key contributing factors

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 306-315

  Rojas, Patria ^a   Malow, Robert ^a   Ruffin, Beverly ^a   Rothe, Eugenio M ^b   Rosenberg, Rhonda ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bateyes; Dominican Republic; Haitians; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIGRANT WORKER; MORBIDITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; SEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOURISM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 81755162094     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109710397770     Document Type: Review

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