Some methodological issues in the study of sexual networks: From model to data to model

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 558-571

  Boily, M C ^a   Poulin, R ^a   Masse, B ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0033736695     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200011000-00004     Document Type: Article

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