Syndemics and Health Disparities: A Methodological Note

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 423-430

  Tsai, Alexander C ^a,b,c   Venkataramani, Atheendar S ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

AIDS HIV; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 84958174490     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1260-2     Document Type: Article

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