A mathematical model of HIV transmission in homosexuals with genetic heterogeneity

Journal of Theoretical Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-296

  Hsu Schmitz, Shu Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AIDS; CCR5; Genetics; HIV; Homosexual; Mathematical model; Mutation; R0

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR2; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR5; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR4;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CODING; POPULATION RESEARCH; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0034587295     PISSN: 10273662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10273660008833055     Document Type: Article

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