HIV/AIDS in Singapore: State policies, social norms and civil society action

Population Dynamics and Infectious Diseases in Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 187-203

  Ong, Shir Nee ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^b  

^a Hwa Chong Institution (College)   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84969670160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812773395_0010     Document Type: Chapter

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