HIV/sexually transmitted infection epidemiology, management and control in the IUSTI Africa region: Focus on sub-Saharan Africa

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Lewis, David A ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHLAMYDIASIS; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; EPIDEMIC; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AIDS VACCINES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82555161621     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050178     Document Type: Review

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