Estimates of HIV prevalence in a highly endemic area of China: Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Jia, Yujiang; Sun, Jiangping; Lü, Fan; Song, Duan; Tian, Shuming; Yang, Yuecheng; Jia, Manhong; Lü, Lin; Sun, Xinhua; Zhang, Sanguo; Kulczycki, Andrzej; H. Vermund, Sten

doi:10.1093/ije/dyn196

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Estimates of HIV prevalence in a highly endemic area of China: Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province

Published in International Journal of Epidemiology • Oct 14, 2008

Authors:

Yujiang Jia

Jiangping Sun

Fan Lü

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China, borders Myanmar. Its proximity to the 'Golden Triangle', one of the world's largest illicit drug production and distribution centre, contributes to drug trafficking and ready availability of heroin. Dehong's 1.1 million people confront a serio...

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China

Medicine

Population

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