Geography of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Analysis of Selected Available Papers and Studies
Authors:
J. Preis
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra geografie, Plzeň
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 59, 2010, č. 1, s. 4-8
Overview
The article discusses selected papers of foreign geographers who seek correlation between biomedical characteristics of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in various parts of the world and socioeconomic factors that either fuel or prevent the spread of infection. It also points out the benefit from the interconnection between medical sciences, epidemiology and geography and outlines the research areas in which the Czech Republic could participate in the future.
Key words:
HIV/AIDS – geography – factors of pandemies – article and studies.
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