A Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions to Prevent HIV Infection and Transmission among Heterosexual, Adult Men in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Prevention Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-105

  Townsend, Loraine ^a   Mathews, Catherine ^b   Zembe, Yanga ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heterosexual men; HIV behavioral interventions; Low and middle income countries; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872611220     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0300-7     Document Type: Review

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