The HIV Blind Spot: Men and HIV Testing, Treatment and Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-60

  Shand, Tim ^a   Thomson de Boor, Hayley ^a   van den Berg, Wessel ^a   Peacock, Dean ^a   Pascoe, Laura ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84891657283     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1759-5436.12068     Document Type: Article

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