Reducing the risk of sexual HIV transmission: Quantifying the per-act risk for HIV on the basis of choice of partner, sex act, and condom use

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-43

  Varghese, Beena ^a   Maher, Julie E ^a   Peterman, Thomas A ^a   Branson, Bernard M ^a   Steketee, Richard W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0036144814     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200201000-00007     Document Type: Article

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