Between individual agency and structure in HIV prevention: Understanding the middle ground of social practice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1367-1375

  Kippax, Susan ^a   Stephenson, Niamh ^b   Parker, Richard G ^c,d   Aggleton, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84880150197     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301301     Document Type: Review

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