HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa not explained by sexual or vertical transmission

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 657-666

  Gisselquist, D ^a   Rothenberg, R ^b   Potterat, J ^c,d   Drucker, E ^a  

^a Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Emory University School of Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Iatrogenic; Nosocomial; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INDUCED ABORTION; INJECTION; KENYA; MALAWI; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RWANDA; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036789617     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646202760326390     Document Type: Review

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