Combining HIV and AIDS surveillance: An experience from an Italian region

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1352-1358

  Pezzotti, Patrizio ^a   Piovesan, Cinzia ^b   Rezza, Giovanni ^a   Moro, Giovanni ^c   Serpelloni, Giovanni ^d   Ferraro, Placido ^b  

^a Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Italy)

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (Italy)

^c Treviso Local Health District   (Italy)

^d Gruppo C Screening Section   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0031449682     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.6.1352     Document Type: Article

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