Exploring the potential of expatriate social networks to reduce HIV and STI transmission: A protocol for a qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Crawford, Gemma ^a   Bowser, Nicole Jasmine ^a   Brown, Graham Ernest ^b   Maycock, Bruce Richard ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLANATORY THEORY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THEORY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84874981956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002581     Document Type: Article

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