Modelling HIV/AIDS epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa using seroprevalence data from antenatal clinics

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 596-607

  Salomon, Joshua A ^a   Murray, Christopher J L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemiology; Africa South of the Sahara (source: MeSH); HIV infections epidemiology; HIV seroprevalence trends; Models, Statistical; Sentinel surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MODELING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRENATAL CARE; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034911209     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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