Both a 'magic bullet' and good aim are required to link public health interests and health care needs in HIV infection

Nature Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-262

  Garnett, G P ^a   Bartley, L M ^a   Cameron, D W ^a   Anderson, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0034023962     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/73104     Document Type: Article

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