Older adults with HIV/AIDS in rural China

Open AIDS Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-57

  Zhang, Yurong ^a   Fuller Thomson, Esme ^b   Mitchell, Christine Anne ^b   Zhang, Xiulan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asia; HIV AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Older adults; Older people; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONDOM; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84896826135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18746136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874613601307010051     Document Type: Article

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