HIV-1 infection among civilian applicants for US military service, 1985 to 2000: Epidemiology and geography

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-222

  Sateren, Warren B ^a   Renzullo, Philip O ^b   Carr, Jean K ^b   Birx, Deborah L ^a   McNeil, John G ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Civilian adolescents; HIV 1 epidemiology; HIV 1 prevalence; Mass screening; Military personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0037319920     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200302010-00015     Document Type: Article

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