Factors that affect acceptance of HIV microbicides among women

Collegian

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-32

  Domanska, Catherine A ^a   Teitelman, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Prevention; Sexual partners; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84857160387     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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