Paying to prevent HIV infection in young women?

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9823, 2012, Pages 1280-1282

  Pettifor, Audrey ^a   McCoy, Sandra I ^b   Padian, Nancy ^b  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; INFECTION RISK; MALAWI; NOTE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84859427477     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60036-1     Document Type: Note

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