Demographic modelling of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the Soweto population - Results and health policy implications

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-63

  Lee, T ^a   Esterhuyse, T ^b   Steinberg, M ^c   Schneider, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Metropolitan Life   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030067576     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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