Engaging men in prevention and care for HIV/AIDS in Africa

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Mills, Edward J ^a   Beyrer, Chris ^b   Birungi, Josephine ^c   Dybul, Mark R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION   (Uganda)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^e George W Bush Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; MALE; REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857699023     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001167     Document Type: Article

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