Projection of HIV infection in Calcutta

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 107, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 159-172

  Basu, A ^a   Basu, S ^a   Chakraborty, M S ^b   Dewanji, A ^a   Ghosh, J K ^a   Majumder, P P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b AIDS Control Programme   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; Epidemiology; High risk; Statistical prediction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEMOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; PROSTITUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ASIA; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EPIDEMICS; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SLUMS; SOUTHERN ASIA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; VIRAL DISEASES;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROSTITUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031922220     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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