Prospective cohort study of female sex workers and the risk of HIV infection in Alicante, Spain (1986-96)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 284-288

  Vioque, J ^a   Hernandez Aguado I ^a   Fernandez Garcia E ^b   Garcia De La Hera M ^a   Alvarez Dardet, C ^c  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b Centros Informacion Prevencion Sida   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

HIV; Injecting drug users; Prostitutes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; SPAIN;

EID: 0031696140     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.4.284     Document Type: Article

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