POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSION OF HIV IN CHINA
Tags: HIV infections; AIDS (Disease); SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
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- Skepticism greets India's new AIDS statistics. Padma, T. V. // Nature Medicine;Jul2005, Vol. 11 Issue 7, p695
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- Response of religious groups to HIV/AIDS as a sexually transmitted infection in Trinidad. Genrich, Gillian L.; Brathwaite, Brader A. // BMC Public Health;2005, Vol. 5, p121
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- The Treatment of Patients With HIV. Vogel, M.; Schwarze-Zander, C.; Wasmuth, J.; Spengler, U.; Sauerbruch, T.; Rockstroh, J. K. // Deutsches Aerzteblatt International;7/19/2010, Vol. 107 Issue 28/29, p507
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- Decreasing STD incidence and increasing condom use among Chinese sex workers following a short term intervention: a prospective cohort study. S. Ma // Sexually Transmitted Infections;Apr2002, Vol. 78 Issue 2, p110
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- The natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in adults in Africa:a literature review. Jaffar, Shabbar; Grant, Alison D.; Whitworth, Jimmy; Smith, Peter G.; Whittle, Hilton // Bulletin of the World Health Organization;Jun2004, Vol. 82 Issue 6, p462
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- Squaring the Circle: AIDS, Poverty, and Human Development. Piot, Peter; Greener, Robert; Russell, Sarah // PLoS Medicine;Oct2007, Vol. 4 Issue 10, pe314
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Editorial. Comments on the state of AIDS among women. Sexual transmission of HIV; Interventions for girls and women; Risk for AIDS; Incidence of HIV; HIV and STD transmission.
