Risk factors for HIV-1 infection among women in the Arusha region of Tanzania

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 484-491

  Mnyika, Kagoma S ^a,b   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b   Kvåle, Gunnar ^b   Ole King'ori, Naphtal ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Mount Meru Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Arusha region; HIV 1 infection; Population based study; Risk factors; Tanzania; Women

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0029983081     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199604150-00009     Document Type: Article

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