The Impact of HIV Testing on Subjective Expectations and Risky Behavior in Malawi

Demography

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1011-1036

  Delavande, Adeline ^a   Kohler, Hans Peter ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV testing; Malawi; Risky behavior; Subjective expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864098062     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-012-0119-7     Document Type: Article

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