Condoms and condiments: Compatibility and safety of personal lubricants and their use in Africa

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Geibel, Scott ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Condoms; HIV prevention; Lubricants

Indexed keywords

LATEX; LUBRICATING AGENT;

AFRICA; BIOSAFETY; CONDOM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HIV PREVENTION; MALE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICA; CONDOMS; HIV PREVENTION; LUBRICANTS;

AFRICA; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE;

EID: 84887285794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7448/IAS.16.1.18531     Document Type: Note

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