Evidence for high prevalence & rapid transmission of HIV among individuals attending STD clinics in Pune, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue DEC., 1996, Pages 327-335

  Mehendale, S M ^a   Shepherd, Mary E ^b   Divekar, A D ^a   Gangakhedkar, R R ^a   Kamble, Sujata S ^a   Menon, P A ^a   Yadav, R ^a   Risbud, A R ^a   Paranjape, R S ^a   Gadkari, D A ^a   Quinn, T C ^c   Bollinger, R C ^b   Rodrigues, Jeanette J ^a  

^a NATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural factors biological factors cohort; Female sex workers; HIV infection incidence prevalence risk behaviour STD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030478936     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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