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HIV-related travel restrictions: trends and country characteristics

IntroductionIncreasingly, HIV-seropositive individuals cross international borders. HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay, and residence imposed by countries have important consequences for this mobile population. Our aim was to describe the geographical distribution of countries with travel restr...

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Main Authors: Chang, Felicia (Author) , Prytherch, Helen (Author) , Nesbitt, Robin C. (Author) , Wilder-Smith, Annelies (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 3 June 2013
In: Global health action
Year: 2013, Volume: 6, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1654-9880
DOI:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20472
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.20472
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Author Notes:Felicia Chang, Helen Prytherch, Robin C. Nesbitt and Annelies Wilder-Smith

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