Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in global indigenous populations: Data availability and gaps

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 759-768

  Minichiello, Victor ^a   Rahman, Saifur ^b   Hussain, Rafat ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

data reporting; epidemiology; HIV AIDS; Indigenous; sexually transmitted infections; STI

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BOTSWANA; BRAZIL; CAMEROON; CANADA; CHINA; CHLAMYDIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GONORRHEA; GUATEMALA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONDURAS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; META ANALYSIS; MIGRANT WORKER; NEW ZEALAND; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SURINAME; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UGANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887355887     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462413481526     Document Type: Article

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