Sexual behavior, heterosexual transmission, and the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: A simulation study

Computers and Biomedical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-96

  Auvert, Bertran ^a,b   Buonamico, Gianluca ^b   Lagarde, Emmanuel ^a   Williams, Brian ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; Sexual behavior; Simulation model; STD

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034092195     PISSN: 00104809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbmr.1999.1533     Document Type: Article

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