Factors facilitating the sexual transmission of HIV-1

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-177

  Sullivan, Ann K ^a   Atkins, Mark C ^a   Boag, Fiona ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030927947     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.167     Document Type: Article

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