Alcohol consumption and HIV/AIDS: The neglected interface

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1369-1371

  Schneider, Michelle ^a   Chersich, Matthew ^b,c   Neuman, Manuela ^d   Parry, Charles ^a,e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; HIV and AIDS; Sexual risk

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNSAFE SEX;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84863775078     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03824.x     Document Type: Editorial

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