Complementary hypothesis concerning the community sexually transmitted disease mass treatment puzzle in Rakai, Uganda

AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2583-2592

  Boily, M C ^a   Lowndes, C M ^a   Alary, M ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Differential coverage; HIV prevention; HIV STD; Interaction; Mathematical modelling; Rakai; STD mass treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIMULATION; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UGANDA;

EID: 0033739687     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200011100-00022     Document Type: Article

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