ABC for AIDS prevention in Guinea: migrant gold mining communities address their risks.
Contrary to expectation when compared with other migrant mining zones of sub-Saharan Africa, the nation of Guinea has a comparatively low and stable HIV rate. In addition, the regions with the largest gold, diamond, and bauxite mining operations report the lowest HIV rates within the country. This r...
| Publicado en: | AIDS Care Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 520 - 526 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2010
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