News trends and web search query of HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2017, Pages

  Chiu, Alice P Y ^a   Lin, Qianying ^a   He, Daihai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; SEARCH ENGINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 85029557678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185004     Document Type: Article

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