Behavioural risk factors for HIV infection amongst blood donors in London

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Cowan, F M ^a   Johnson, A M ^a   Wadsworth, J ^b   Brennan, M ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c North London Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Blood donor; HIV infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIV-1; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029665738     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1996.d01-49.x     Document Type: Article

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