The African AIDS epidemic

被引：51

作者：

Caldwell, JC ^{[1
]}

Caldwell, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] HARVARD UNIV,DEPT POPULAT SCI & INT HLTH,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02138

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 1996年 / 274卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican0396-62

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 25 percent of the population is HIV-positive as a result of heterosexual transmission of the virus. Could lack of circumcision make men in this region particularly susceptible?

引用

页码：62 / 68

页数：7

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