Adolescents and the right to health: Eliminating age-related barriers to HIV/AIDS services in Rwanda.
Under international, regional, and domestic law, adolescents are entitled to measures ensuring the highest attainable standard of health. For HIV/AIDS, this is essential as adolescents lack many social and economic protections and are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of the disease. In m...
| Publicado en: | AIDS Care Vol. 24; no. 7; pp. 936 - 943 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2012
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