Assessing the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Burma

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-317

  Beyrer, Chris ^a   Razak, Myat Htoo ^a   Labrique, Alain ^a   Brookmeyer, Ronald ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Burma (Myanmar); HIV AIDS; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY PHENOMENA; MYANMAR; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0037340815     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200303010-00011     Document Type: Article

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